How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running Hungary

(Max Griera and Jamie Dettmer – Politico) Even if opposition frontrunner Péter Magyar wins Hungary’s election this month, he will face a grueling ordeal in trying to run the country effectively thanks to a complex legal and political minefield laid by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Kremlin ally Orbán has secured tight control over critical public institutions over his 16 years in power, meaning his loyalists will still have decisive powers to thwart Magyar’s budget plans and strike down legislation via a politicized constitutional court. For Magyar, the challenge will be finding a way to govern successfully without being maneuvered into an early election in a system designed to make him fail. – How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running Hungary – POLITICO