Populist expected to win vote on platform of hostility to migration and pursuit of ‘moral amends’Hungary’s Viktor Orbán rallies his troops from atop a white horse,before they advance in their thousands to slaughter an army of orcs, made up of the Hungarian prime minister’s political opposition and led by the billionaire George Soros.
The video, or a crudely altered Lord of the Rings scene,was posted by a pro-Orbán media outlet on Monday, and provoked sniggers among opposition-minded, or liberal Hungarians. But the military imagery and demonisation of the opposition are an apt reflection of an election campaign that has been marked by brutal rhetoric and occasional threats.
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Source: guardian.co.uk