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Péter Márki-Zay: Can Viktor Orban be beaten at the ballot box?
Stephen Sackur interviews the Hungarian opposition leader Péter Márki-Zay, who hopes to unseat Prime Minister Viktor Orban in elections next spring.
Next Spring, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EU's most controversial leader, will seek a new mandate. His grip on power in Budapest is tight, covering the parliament, the media and the economy. His opponents at home and in Brussels call him an autocrat, but can he beaten at the ballot box? Stephen Sackur speaks to Péter Márki-Zay, who will lead a united opposition front into the election. He’s a small town mayor with big ambition, but is being the candidate who is not Orban enough?
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