As Hungary heads to the polls on Sunday, European Union officials are quietly preparing for every possible outcome — from a continued stand-off with Viktor Orbán to a cautious reset under opposition leader Péter Magyar.
Orbán has long been a thorn in Brussels' side, frequently using—or threatening to use— his veto power to a degree that now threatens the system from within. Most recently, in March, he blocked a previously agreed €90 billion loan for Ukraine over a dispute involving the Druzhba pipeline.
