"A group of friends in their mid-20s campaigned door to door last week in a small Hungarian city, supporting a political movement that soon could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year grip on power. The young men from Hungary's Lake Balaton region were volunteering for the center-right Tisza party and its leader, Peter Magyar, and campaigning to move past what they described as Orban's broken system."
"We've lived our whole lives in this system, and we want to see what it could be like outside of it, said Florian Vegh, a 25-year-old student. I can say on behalf of my fellow university students and my friends that this system is absolutely dysfunctional."
"A generational gap is widening, with Hungary's youth pushing overwhelmingly for an end to Orban's autocratic rule while the oldest citizens remain loyal to the prime minister—a split that could be a decisive factor in the April 12 elections."
"Orban, 62, trails in the polls behind Magyar, a 45-year-old lawyer who broke with Orban's nationalist-populist Fidesz party over a political scandal in 2024. He has led Tisza on a rapid political rise."
A group of young volunteers in Hungary is campaigning for the Tisza party, aiming to end Prime Minister Viktor Orban's long-standing rule. They express dissatisfaction with the current political system, describing it as dysfunctional. This generational divide is evident, as younger citizens overwhelmingly support change, while older citizens remain loyal to Orban. The upcoming elections on April 12 could be influenced by this split, with Orban trailing in polls behind Tisza leader Peter Magyar, who has gained momentum after breaking from Orban's party due to a scandal.
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