This system was shattered in 2010, when Viktor Orbán, leader of the centrist¹ party Fidesz, became prime minister after a snap election triggered by the Great Recession. Orbán's premiership saw continued difficulties, and in 2015, the far-right party Jobbik, which was already the second-largest in Hungary, won a majority of parliamentary seats, making its leader Gabór Vóna prime minister. 

Jobbik has been in power in Hungary for a decade. Its administration has been characterized by ultranationalist and populist policies such as immigration restrictions, military conscription, unsuccessful attempts to restore capital punishment and ban abortion, and protectionism in attempt to revive Hungarian manufacturing. On foreign policy, Vóna has bought Hungary closer to France, Russia, and the Middle East, away from traditional ties with the United States.

In 2019, Jobbik's parliamentary majority increased from 241 to 254 seats. However, the early 2020s saw Hungarian opposition attempts at a color revolution, and the strengthening of the Slovak independence movement, which calls for Slovakia's independence from Hungary. As such, the 2023 general elections were seen as an uphill battle for the Hungarian far-right. 

Facing a reinvigorated opposition in the form of the Socialist Workers', Centre and Independent Slovakia parties, Vóna ran a populist campaign, claiming to champion the average ethnic Hungarian against the multiethnic elite. This strategy was partly successful, as Jobbik won its third consecutive election in spite of trailing in some polls. 

**Footnote**

- ¹ = In the real world, Orbán and Fidesz initially entered politics as anti-communist liberals. During the 2010s, they shifted to the populist right. 

Between 1947 and 2010, Hungarian politics were dominated by two parties: the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, a social democratic party, and the Centre Party, a moderate conservative party linked to the dominant Eastern Orthodox Church.