How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán

BBC News Sunday 01 November 2026, 00:55 UTC 1 min read

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Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.

Serbia (LOCATION) Hungary (LOCATION) Orbán Defeat (PERSON) Aleksandar Vučiċ (PERSON) Viktor Orbán's (PERSON)

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