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Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US

Viktor Orbán](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-as-opposition-wins-hungarian-election) in Hungary, makes it politically fraught for the populist rightwing Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, to accede to the US pressure. Her close relationship with Trump and her support

Does Viktor Orbán’s defeat signal a wider backlash against ‘the forces of darkness’?

future historians come to write about the stunning electoral overthrow of Viktor Orbán on 12 April 2026, let’s hope they devote at least footnotes to zebras and golden toilet brushes. The zebras were spotted