A victory for the opposition Tisza party in Hungary’s upcoming election on 12th April could open the door to the institutional reforms required to unlock frozen EU funds. But many of PM Orbán’s entrenched reforms – including changes to electoral rules, the judiciary and Constitutional Court powers – would require a two-thirds parliamentary supermajority to reverse. Without one, Tisza could amend some ordinary laws, but securing full access to the €18bn in frozen EU funds would remain unlikely.
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