Ahead of Hungary’s upcoming April elections, where polls show the opposition leading, Viktor Orban is exploring options for holding on to power, even if he loses.
According to Bloomberg, he is considering taking over the presidency and making it the country’s main power. Parliament has already complicated the procedure for removing a president from office, which could make this scenario more difficult.
Opposition forces are now preparing for possible “constitutional engineering” work. Orbán has previously considered a presidential system, but this is the first time it has been discussed amid the possibility of actually losing power.
