Who is Viktor Orban, Hungary's PM halting funds for Ukraine? - BBC News

He has led Hungary since 2010 and critics denounce his "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Viktor Orban has won four consecutive elections as prime ministerBy Paul Kirby & Budapest correspondent Nick ThorpeBBC NewsNo serving leader in the European Union has led their country for as long as Viktor Orban.

Since 2010, he has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy". He appears uncertain how to describe his own invention, trying both "illiberal democracy" and "Christian liberty".

Either way, he has learned to maintain and constantly strengthen his grip on power.

He has repeatedly clashed with European Union colleagues on migration and the war in Ukraine, and has prevented €50bn (£43bn; $55bn) of EU funds being handed to Kyiv to help Ukraine survive.

Hungary also finds itself the only Nato member country not to have approved Swedish membership, even though its prime minister claims to be in favour.

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