Viktor Orbán’s 16-year dominance over the Hungarian political landscape has come to an unexpected end following recent parliamentary elections. These decisive elections, marked by a tense ambivalence between national sovereignty and the “Brussels consensus,” saw the seemingly unshakable Fidesz party defeated. While Orbán steps down as prime minister and Fidesz moves to the opposition, the party is viewed as a cyclical force in Hungarian politics. Orbán’s defeat, however, is not seen as undermining the broader sovereigntist and…