The EU’s Hungary problem won’t be solved even if Viktor Orbán is ousted
by Jon Henley, Europe correspondent from on (#74AXE)
The bloc's foremost troublemaker could lose April's election, but the headaches he's caused will not necessarily disappear with him
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How do you solve a problem like Viktor Orban? By crossing your fingers and hoping it disappears in just over three weeks' time. But even if the European Union's disruptor-in-chief is ousted in elections next month (which is far from certain), Europe's Hungary problem is unlikely to vanish overnight.
EU leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for yet another summit that will be at least partly hijacked by Orban, Hungary's illiberal prime minister.
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