European Policy Centre Issues Commentary: With Viktor Orban's Defeat, Balkan Autocrats Lose Their Main Ally Inside the EU
April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 22 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Berta Lopez Domenech, policy analyst in the European Politics and Institutions Programme:
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With Viktor Orban's defeat, Balkan autocrats lose their main ally inside the EU
Viktor Orban's electoral defeat on 12 April is both a political and moral victory for the EU. It offers a glimmer of hope for those fighting illiberalism across Eu . . .
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With Viktor Orban's defeat, Balkan autocrats lose their main ally inside the EU
Viktor Orban's electoral defeat on 12 April is both a political and moral victory for the EU. It offers a glimmer of hope for those fighting illiberalism across Eu . . .