BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hungary's centre-right opposition Tisza party has kept its 10 percentage point opinion poll lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz in January, a fresh poll showed late on Monday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spent the past 16 years perfecting what he called an “illiberal laboratory” in the European Union member state, holding it up as an election-proof model for nationalist allies such as US President Donald Trump to follow.

The West’s steady criticism of Hungary on democratic and cultural issues makes the small European country’s right-wing government reluctant to offer support on practical matters, specifically NATO’s buildup against Russia,

Hungary's opposition Tisza party is slightly ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz as the April elections approach. Recent polls show Tisza's lead narrowing from 12 to 9 points. This election could significantly impact Hungary and Europe's far-right politics.

"As long as there is a national-minded government, we will not allow Hungarian youth to be taken away to war."

File - Tens of thousands of people protested in Budapest on Friday Feb. 16, 2024, at the biggest rally against Viktor Orban's government for years, after a sexual abuse case pardon by President Katalin Novak caused public uproar and led to her resignation.

The Tisza party in Hungary maintains a 10-point lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz in recent polls. The upcoming election on April 12 could impact Europe's political dynamics. Despite Orban's long-standing power,

Péter Magyar, a former Fidesz insider turned conservative firebrand, is Orban’s main contender. With the election set for April 12, 2026, Magyar’s Tisza party is currently surging, holding a commandin

The Hungarian government is likely trying to curry favour with Poland’s PiS party by granting asylum to former government figures facing trial at home. But a change of government in Hungary in April could send these political fugitives packing.