By winning elections in the European Parliament, Charles Michel might give more power to Victor Orban.

The current president of the European Council will be a candidate in the elections for the European Parliament, and this will also be the first time he will leave office early.

Suppose current European Council President Charles Michel, who presides over EU summits, leaves his post in July, as he previously announced. In that case, EU leaders must quickly agree on a successor. However, If EU leaders fail to quickly agree on Michel’s successor, the presidency of the European Council will temporarily go to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

The presidency of the Council of the EU is rotated from one EU member to another for six months. In June, the European Parliament passed a resolution expressing “serious concern” about events in Hungary considering its upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union.