Three years past retirement age, Imre still works every day. Soaring inflation in Hungary has made a pittance of his 120,000 forint-a-month ($370) pension.
But on April 12, the former bookseller will vote to reelect Viktor Orban anyway. He fears the opposition will send his son to the front in Ukraine.
“And because the Ukrainians hate Hungarians, they’ll send him to the most dangerous part. He won’t stand a chance,” Imre, 68, said behind the wheel of the Budapest taxi he drives to top up his income.
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