How Hungary's knife-edge election could impact the US and Russia

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Prime Minister Victor Orbán's home town of Felscút. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler in a split screen with a sign that says "EUROPE, PLEASE HELP US". Katya Adler in a split screen with a sign that reads "EUROPE PLEASE HELP US". How Hungary's knife-edge election could impact the US and Russia Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been in power for 16 years. As a friend to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, there is much international attention on the country's 12 April elections. 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