Orban’s Exit Gives the EU a Chance to Change — If It Wants To

Viktor Orban’s imminent departure from the political stage has given the European Union a rare window for change.

For years, the Hungarian prime minister, the longest serving EU leader, sought to undermine the European project. He courted Vladimir Putin during wartime and vetoed Russian sanctions. He flouted the EU’s rule-of-law standards and eroded democratic freedoms.