Hungary’s election campaign is entering its final stretch, with both main camps making urgent appeals to voters ahead of Sunday’s vote.
Opposition candidate Péter Magyar has warned his supporters against complacency, pointing to the fact that some voters remain undecided as election day approaches. His message comes as the race remains closely watched both inside Hungary and across Europe.
At the same time, Viktor Orbán has mounted his own last-minute push to retain power. The prime minister praised the achievements of his government over the past 16 years and told supporters that a change in administration would “threaten all we built together.”
Orbán delivered the appeal in a Facebook video that he had already highlighted the previous evening as especially important. In the video, he repeated his familiar claims about interference and collusion involving some foreign security services. He said there was “an organised attempt to question the decision of the Hungarian people.”
The remarks reflect the high stakes of the campaign, with Orbán seeking to defend a long-running political project and Magyar trying to capitalise on signs of voter uncertainty. With Sunday’s election approaching, both sides are focusing on turnout, persuasion and the final undecided voters who could still shape the result.
The closing phase of the contest has been marked by starkly different messages. Magyar’s camp is stressing vigilance and the need to secure every possible vote, while Orbán is framing the election as a choice between continuity and risk. His warning is aimed at reinforcing support among voters who have backed his government through more than a decade in office.
For now, the campaign continues to revolve around a familiar set of themes: national sovereignty, political stability and the direction of Hungary’s future. As the country moves toward the ballot box, both leaders are making their final case to the public in a race that has become one of the most closely followed in Europe.
With the vote set for Sunday, the final messages from both camps suggest that neither side is taking the outcome for granted.
