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This CSS code defines a custom font family called “Guardian Headline Full” with multiple font weights and styles. It includes light, regular, medium, and semibold weights, each with normal and italic variations. The fonts are loaded from the Guardian’s servers in WOFF2, WOFF, and TrueType formats to ensure compatibility across different browsers.@font-face {
font-family: Guardian Headline Full;
src: url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Bold.woff2) format(“woff2”),
url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Bold.woff) format(“woff”),
url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Bold.ttf) format(“truetype”);
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
font-family: Guardian Titlepiece;
src: url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-titlepiece/noalts-not-hinted/GTGuardianTitlepiece-Bold.woff2) format(“woff2”),
url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-titlepiece/noalts-not-hinted/GTGuardianTitlepiece-Bold.woff) format(“woff”),
url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-titlepiece/noalts-not-hinted/GTGuardianTitlepiece-Bold.ttf) format(“truetype”);
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
font-family: Guardian Headline Full;
src: url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-RegularItalic.woff2) format(“woff2”),
url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-RegularItalic.woff) format(“woff”),
url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-RegularItalic.ttf) format(“truetype”);
font-weight: 400;
font-style: italic;
}The font “Guardian Headline Full” is defined with multiple styles and weights. The regular italic style uses font-weight 400 and includes files in woff2, woff, and truetype formats. The medium style has a weight of 500 and is normal (not italic). The medium italic also uses weight 500 but is italic. The semibold style is normal with weight 600, and its italic version has the same weight. The bold style is normal with weight 700, and bold italic is italic with weight 700. The black style is normal with weight 900, and black italic is italic with the same weight. Each style specifies multiple font file formats for compatibility.The provided text appears to be a mix of CSS font definitions and responsive grid layout rules for a website, likely The Guardian. Here is a fluent, natural English rewrite that simplifies the technical phrasing while preserving the meaning:

This CSS code defines custom fonts and the layout for article content. It specifies two fonts: “Guardian Headline” in a heavy italic style and “Guardian Titlepiece” in bold.

The layout uses a grid system that changes based on screen size. On the smallest screens, the grid is a single column with areas stacked vertically for media, title, headline, and other elements. As the screen gets wider, the layout adjusts. On medium screens, the grid remains a single column but reorders some areas. On larger screens, it switches to a two-column layout with a main content area and a right sidebar. On the widest screens, it adds a left border and further refines the grid structure, adjusting the placement of elements like the standfirst (article summary) and image captions.For interactive grid figures with immersive captions, the caption padding is set to 4 pixels at the top and 0 elsewhere. Within various content areas like the article body, interactive content, comments, and features, elements named “lines” and “meta” are positioned in the grid from row 2, column 1 to row 5, column 2. The “lines” elements have a height that adjusts to their content and a top margin of 5 pixels, while “meta” elements have an 18-pixel top margin.

On wider screens (81.25em and above), the interactive grid uses a specific column layout: 219 pixels, 1 pixel, 620 pixels, 80 pixels, and 300 pixels.

For iOS and Android devices, article headers use the Guardian Headline font family with a medium weight for standfirst paragraphs. The section kicker is displayed as a block, with its first letter capitalized. A keyline element has a top padding of 12 pixels. The byline author name uses a bold weight, and links within it are also bold. Images within articles have an automatic height, and paragraphs following atomic elements have no top margin.

The Guardian Headline Full font is loaded in two styles: a light weight and a light italic weight, with sources in WOFF2, WOFF, and TrueType formats.The provided text appears to be a series of CSS font-face rules for a font family named “Guardian Headline Full.” These rules define different font weights and styles (like regular, italic, medium, bold, etc.) and specify the web addresses (URLs) where the actual font files can be found in various formats (WOFF2, WOFF, TTF).@font-face {
font-family: ‘Guardian Headline Full’;
src: url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Black.woff2’) format(‘woff2’),
url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Black.woff’) format(‘woff’),
url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Black.ttf’) format(‘truetype’);
font-weight: 900;
font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
font-family: ‘Guardian Headline Full’;
src: url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-BlackItalic.woff2’) format(‘woff2’),
url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-BlackItalic.woff’) format(‘woff’),
url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-BlackItalic.ttf’) format(‘truetype’);
font-weight: 900;
font-style: italic;
}

@font-face {
font-family: ‘Guardian Titlepiece’;
src: url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-titlepiece/noalts-not-hinted/GTGuardianTitlepiece-Bold.woff2’) format(‘woff2’),
url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-titlepiece/noalts-not-hinted/GTGuardianTitlepiece-Bold.woff’) format(‘woff’),
url(‘https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-titlepiece/noalts-not-hinted/GTGuardianTitlepiece-Bold.ttf’) format(‘truetype’);
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
}

@media (min-width: 71.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive {
margin-left: 160px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 81.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive {
margin-left: 240px;
}
}

.content__main-column–interactive .element-atom {
max-width: 620px;
}

@media (max-width: 46.24em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-atom {
max-width: 100%;
}
}

.content__main-column–interactive .element-showcase {
margin-left: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 46.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-showcase {
max-width: 620px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 71.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-showcase {
max-width: 860px;
}
}

.content__main-column–interactive .element-immersive {
max-width: 1100px;
}

@media (max-width: 46.24em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-immersive {
width: calc(100vw – var(–scrollbar-width, 0px));
position: relative;
left: 50%;
right: 50%;
margin-left: calc(-50vw + var(–half-scrollbar-width, 0px)) !important;
margin-right: calc(-50vw + var(–half-scrollbar-width, 0px)) !important;
}
}

@media (min-width: 46.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-immersive {
transform: translate(-20px);
width: calc(100% + 60px);
}
}

@media (max-width: 71.24em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-immersive {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
}
}

@media (min-width: 71.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-immersive {
transform: translate(0);
width: auto;
}
}

@media (min-width: 81.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive .element-immersive {
max-width: 1260px;
}
}

.content__main-column–interactive p,
.content__main-column–interactive ul {
max-width: 620px;
}

.content__main-column–interactive:before {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
height: calc(100% + 15px);
min-height: 100px;
content: “”;
}

@media (min-width: 71.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive:before {
border-left: 1px solid #dcdcdc;
z-index: -1;
left: -10px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 81.25em) {
.content__main-column–interactive:before {
border-left: 1px solid #dcdcdc;
left: -11px;
}
}

.content__main-column–interactive .element-atom {
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
padding-bottom: 12px;
padding-top: 12px;
}

.content__main-column–interactive p + .element-atom {
padding-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
margin-top: 12px;
margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.content__main-column–interactive .element-inline {
max-width: 620px;
}

@media (min-width: 61.25em) {
figure[data-spacefinder-role=”inline”].element {
max-width: 620px;
}
}

:root {
–dateline: #606060;
–headerBorder: #dcdcdc;
–captionText: #999;
–captionBackground: hsla(0, 0%, 7%, 0.72);
–feature: #c70000;
–new-pillar-colour: var(–primary-pillar, var(–feature));
}

.content__main-column–interactive .element.element-atom,
.element.element-atom {
padding: 0;
}

#article-body > div .element-atom:first-of-type + p:first-of-type,
#article-body > div .element-atom:first-of-type {The first paragraph after certain elements like an atom, sign-in gate, or horizontal rule gets a top padding of 14 pixels.

For the first letter of that first paragraph, the styling changes to use a specific headline font with a bold weight, a size of 111 pixels, and a line height of 92 pixels. It floats to the left, is set to uppercase, and uses a designated color variable. It also has an 8-pixel margin on the right and aligns to the top of the text.

If a paragraph comes directly after a horizontal rule, its top padding is removed.

Elements with the data attribute for pullquotes are set to a maximum width of 620 pixels.

For showcase elements within the main content or specific article containers, the figure caption is positioned statically, spans the full width, and is also limited to 620 pixels.

Immersive elements span the full viewport width, accounting for the scrollbar. On screens smaller than 71.24 em, these immersive elements are constrained to a maximum width of 978 pixels, and their captions receive internal padding.@media (max-width: 71.24em) and (min-width: 30em) {
.element.element–immersive.element-immersive figcaption {
padding-inline: 20px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 46.25em) and (max-width: 61.24em) {
.element.element–immersive.element-immersive {
max-width: 738px;
}
}

@media (max-width: 46.24em) {
.element.element–immersive.element-immersive {
margin-left: -10px !important;
margin-right: 0 !important;
left: 0;
}
}

@media (max-width: 46.24em) and (min-width: 30em) {
.element.element–immersive.element-immersive {
margin-left: -20px !important;
}
.element.element–immersive.element-immersive figcaption {
padding-inline: 20px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 61.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper {
display: grid;
grid-column-gap: 20px;
grid-row-gap: 0px;
grid-template-columns: [title-start headline-start meta-start standfirst-start] repeat(5, 1fr) [title-end headline-end meta-end standfirst-end portrait-start] repeat(5, 1fr) [portrait-end];
grid-template-rows: [title-start portrait-start] .25fr [title-end headline-start] 1fr [headline-end standfirst-start] .75fr [standfirst-end meta-start] auto [meta-end portrait-end];
}
.furniture-wrapper #headline > div:first-child,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=headline] > div:first-child,
.furniture-wrapper .headline > div:first-child {
border-top: 1px solid var(–headerBorder);
}
.furniture-wrapper #meta,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=meta] {
position: relative;
padding-top: 2px;
margin-right: 0;
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst .content__standfirst,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst .content__standfirst,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] .content__standfirst {
margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst ul li,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst ul li,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] ul li {
font-size: 20px;
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst li a,
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst a,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst li a,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst a,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] li a,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] a {
border-bottom: none;
background-image: none !important;
text-decoration: underline;
text-underline-offset: 6px;
text-decoration-color: var(–headerBorder, #dcdcdc);
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst li a:hover,
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst a:hover,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst li a:hover,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst a:hover,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] li a:hover,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] a:hover {
text-decoration-color: var(–new-pillar-colour);
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst p:first-of-type,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst p:first-of-type,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] p:first-of-type {
border-top: 1px solid var(–headerBorder);
padding-bottom: 0;
}
}

@media (min-width: 61.25em) and (min-width: 71.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst p:first-of-type,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst p:first-of-type,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] p:first-of-type {
border-top: unset;
}
}

@media (min-width: 61.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper figure {
margin: 0 0 0 -10px;
}
.furniture-wrapper figure[data-spacefinder-role=inline].element {
max-width: 630px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 71.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper {
grid-template-columns: [title-start headline-start meta-start] repeat(2, 1fr) [meta-end standfirst-start] repeat(5, 1fr) [title-end headline-end standfirst-end portrait-start] repeat(7, 1fr) [portrait-end];
grid-template-rows: [title-start portrait-start] 80px [title-end headline-start] auto [headline-end standfirst-start meta-start] auto [standfirst-end meta-end portrait-end];
}
.furniture-wrapper #meta:before,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=meta]:before {
content: “”;
width: 540px;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
background-color: var(–headerBorder);
height: 1px;
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst p,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst p,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst] p {
border-top: unset;
}
.furniture-wrapper .standfirst:before,
.furniture-wrapper #standfirst:before,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=standfirst]:before {
content: “”;
width: 1px;
background-color: var(–headerBorder);
height: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: .5px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 81.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper {
grid-template-columns: [title-start headline-start meta-start] repeat(3, 1fr) [meta-end standfirst-start];
}
}The grid layout uses five equal-width columns for the title, headline, and standfirst sections, followed by eight equal-width columns for the portrait section. The rows are defined with specific starting and ending points for each section.

For the meta and standfirst sections, certain elements have a fixed width or positioning. Labels within the title area have a small top padding.

The main headline uses a semi-bold font with a maximum width and specific font size, which adjusts on larger screens. Some decorative lines are hidden on medium to large screens and use a custom border color.

Social and comment elements in the meta section share the same border color, and certain components are hidden. The standfirst section has adjusted margins and padding, with paragraph text using a regular font weight and specific sizing.

The main media area is positioned within the grid and has full-width containers. On smaller screens, it adjusts to the viewport width. Captions are positioned at the bottom with a background color and custom text styling, and a caption toggle button is provided for interaction.

On very large screens, the main content column has adjusted spacing.The main column for interactive content has a maximum width of 620 pixels for h2 headings. On iOS and Android devices, the dark background color is set to #1a1a1a, with a feature color of #c70000 and a dark mode feature color of #ff5943. The new pillar color uses the primary pillar variable, defaulting to the feature color.

In dark mode, the new pillar color switches to the dark mode pillar variable, defaulting to the dark mode feature color.

For iOS and Android, the first letter of the first paragraph following specific elements in article containers is styled with the secondary pillar color, defaulting to black. Article headers are hidden by setting their height to zero. Furniture wrappers have padding of 4 pixels at the top, 10 pixels on the sides, and no padding at the bottom. Labels within these wrappers use a bold, specific font family, are colored with the new pillar color, and are capitalized.

Headlines (h1) in the furniture wrappers are set to 32 pixels, bold, with 12 pixels of padding at the bottom, and a text color of #121212.For iOS and Android devices, the image elements within furniture wrappers across feature, standard, and comment article containers are styled with a relative position, a top margin of 14px, a left offset of -10px, and a width that fills the viewport minus the scrollbar. Their inner elements, images, and links have a transparent background and the same responsive width.

The standfirst sections in these containers have top and bottom padding and a right margin offset. The paragraphs within use the Guardian’s headline font family, and the links inside them are styled consistently.For comment articles, links in the standfirst section are styled with a specific color and an underline. On iOS and Android devices, when users hover over these links in feature, standard, or comment articles, the underline color changes. Also, on these devices, the metadata section in these articles has no margin, the author and byline text uses a specific color, and the miscellaneous metadata area has no padding.For iOS and Android devices, the following CSS rules apply to feature, standard, and comment article containers:

– SVG icons within the meta miscellaneous section use the new pillar color for strokes.
– The caption button in showcase elements is displayed as a flex container, centered with 5px padding, 28px width and height, and positioned 14px from the right.
– The article body has 12px horizontal padding.
– Non-thumbnail, non-immersive image figures in the article body have no margin, a width calculated as 100vw minus 24px and the scrollbar width, and an automatic height. Their captions have no padding.
– Immersive image figures have a width calculated as 100vw minus the scrollbar width.
– Quoted blockquotes in the article body’s prose have a `:before` pseudo-element applied.For quoted blockquotes in the article body on iOS and Android, the color before the quote uses the new pillar color.

On iOS and Android, links within the article body for feature, standard, and comment articles are styled with the primary pillar color. They have an underline with an offset of 6px, using the header border color for the underline. On hover, the underline color changes to the new pillar color.

In dark mode, the furniture wrapper background for these article types on iOS and Android changes to #1a1a1a. Within it, content labels use the new pillar color, headline text uses the header border color, and standfirst paragraphs also use the header border color. Links in the standfirst, author names, and author links are styled accordingly.This appears to be CSS code for styling web articles on Android and iOS devices. The code sets colors for author bylines, icons, image captions, and blockquotes using custom color variables. It also applies a dark background to various article body containers. The styling targets different article types (feature, standard, comment) across both mobile operating systems.This appears to be a CSS selector targeting the first letter of paragraphs in specific containers on iOS and Android devices. The selector applies to various article containers (feature, standard, comment) and looks for paragraphs following certain elements like `.element-atom`, `.sign-in-gate`, or `#sign-in-gate`.For Android and iOS devices, the first letter of a paragraph following specific elements in various article containers will be styled with a custom color variable.For comment articles on iOS and Android, the standfirst section has a top padding of 24 pixels and no top margin. The main heading (h2) in the article text is set to 24 pixels in size.

On iOS, the caption button for feature, standard, and comment articles has specific padding. On Android, the same button has slightly different padding.

In dark mode, various text and link colors are adjusted to lighter shades and specific accent colors.

When the page includes a Guardian organization logo, the branding element is forced to display.

For iOS and Android, within feature, standard, and comment articles, elements like content labels, the main headline (h1), and paragraphs within the standfirst are given a medium font weight.

The page uses a custom light pink background color (#fff4f2) for a special “weekend essay” theme, which is applied to the overall page and specific article sections. A decorative lines element is hidden.

The main article header container is positioned relatively. On larger screens, it uses a specific grid layout.

Within the header, the area containing content labels is set to 70 pixels tall. A small animated book icon (70×70 pixels) is positioned in the bottom-right corner of this area, which becomes larger (110×110 pixels) on big screens. A thin gray horizontal line spans the bottom of this area, extending to the edges of the viewport on mobile and to a fixed width on tablet-sized screens and above.For screens with a minimum width of 61.25em, the furniture-wrapper hides the pseudo-elements after divs within content labels in the article header and title sections. At 71.25em, the article header and title sections adjust to a height of 80px, increasing to 125px at 81.25em. Also at 81.25em, the headline, its data-gu-name counterpart, and .headline class have their top margin reduced by 2px.

Within the furniture-wrapper, the headline, its data-gu-name counterpart, and .headline class have their inner divs’ bottom padding removed. The portrait-mainmedia__headline-wrapper inside these sections is set to full height, positioned relatively, with hidden overflow and 24px bottom padding. The h1 and a tags inside this wrapper have no max-width and, on hover, show a 2px thick underline offset by 6px. These h1 and a tags, along with byline spans, have a line-height of 115%, a font-weight of 500, and a font-size of 36px, which increases to 50px at 71.25em.

The standfirst, its ID, and data-gu-name counterpart are positioned relatively with 4px top padding, changing to 0 at 61.25em and 2px at 71.25em. Within the meta sections, the branding island is displayed as a block. The main-media section is also included..furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] {
position: relative;
}

@media (min-width: 61.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper #main-media,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] {
grid-area: portrait;
}
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media > div,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] > div {
position: relative;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media div + span,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] div + span {
display: block;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure {
height: 100%;
margin-left: 10px;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure picture img,
.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure figcaption,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure picture img,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure figcaption {
width: calc(100vw – 40px – var(–scrollbar-width, 0px));
height: auto;
margin-left: 10px;
padding: 10px 0;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure figcaption,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure figcaption {
margin-bottom: 10px;
padding: 10px;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure:before,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure:before {
content: “”;
display: block;
width: calc(100vw – 20px – var(–scrollbar-width, 0px));
background-image: url(https://interactive.guim.co.uk/atoms/2025/04/2025-weekend-essay-test/assets/v/1764331689/frame.png);
background-size: contain;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 10px;
height: inherit;
}

@media (min-width: 46.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure {
margin-left: 0;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure picture img,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure picture img {
width: 670px;
height: auto;
margin-left: 5px;
padding: 15px 10px;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure:before,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure:before {
width: 700px;
left: -10px;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure figcaption,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure figcaption {
width: 650px;
margin-left: 15px;
margin-bottom: 15px;
padding: 15px 10px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 61.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure:before,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure:before {
width: 470px;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure picture img,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure picture img {
padding: 10px 0;
}

.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure figcaption,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure figcaption {
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 71.25em) {
.furniture-wrapper #main-media figure:before,
.furniture-wrapper [data-gu-name=media] figure:before {
width: 550px;
}

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In dark mode, the background color after these wrappers changes to #606060 for the same article types on both iOS and Android.

On larger screens (61.25em and above), the portrait main media headline wrapper within furniture sections is assigned to the “headline” grid area for feature, standard, and comment articles on iOS and Android.

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On larger screens (61.25em and above), the width adjusts to half the viewport width minus 40 pixels and the scrollbar width, with a reduced left margin of 18 pixels and a top margin of 10 pixels. The image height is set to auto, and padding is removed.

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These styles are applied to feature, standard, and comment article containers.The drone footage revealed a vast estate in northern Hungary, featuring manicured gardens, a swimming pool, and an underground garage. But it was the next scene that truly captured the nation’s attention: zebras sprinting across the countryside.

The property filmed belongs to the father of Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, offering a stark view of the immense wealth accumulated by his inner circle, even as most Hungarians have grown poorer. References to the zebras—which came from a neighboring property owned by Orbán’s closest friend and Hungary’s wealthiest man, Lőrinc Mészáros—soon began to appear.Across the country, plush toys were sold at protests, people posted videos of their own trips to spot the animals, and photos of zebras were plastered over government billboards.

“They became a symbol of the limitless corruption of the whole system,” said Ákos Hadházy, an independent Hungarian MP who organized a series of “safari tours” to the area last autumn in protest.

Those protests were just one part of a growing opposition movement that has left Prime Minister Viktor Orbán facing the possibility of being ousted after 16 years in power.

The scale of this movement will be revealed on Sunday, as Hungarians vote in an election widely seen as the most important since the country’s transition to democracy in 1990.

Most polls suggest Orbán and his Fidesz party—who have turned Hungary into a “petri dish for illiberalism”—could lose power. Such a result could shake global far-right movements and reshape Hungary’s strained relationship with the EU. However, opposition supporters worry the polls are underestimating support for Fidesz, or that Orbán will find a way to hold onto power even if he loses the election.

“Hungary stands at a historic crossroads once again,” said Anita Orbán of the opposition Tisza party, the political force that has shaken up the race and now leads in most polls. “This moment carries powerful echoes of the past.”

The election takes place 23 years to the day after Hungarians voted overwhelmingly to join the European Union. “Now, on April 12, once again, voters are not simply choosing between parties, but deciding the direction, identity, and future of Hungary,” said Anita Orbán (no relation to the prime minister) on social media. “In many ways, this election is a referendum on whether Hungary returns to European values.”

This hints at how much has changed in Hungary since Orbán took power in 2010. What followed was, in the words of former Fidesz member Zoltán Kész, nothing less than a “coup in slow motion,” though one carried out with lawyers and cronyism rather than tanks.

The right-wing populist government used its time in office to steadily erode the checks and balances on its power: rewriting election laws to its advantage, placing loyalists in control of an estimated 80% of the country’s media, and reshaping the judiciary.

“We’ve reached the point in Hungary where we can obviously no longer talk about a real democracy,” said Kész. “It’s really a state capture that has been going on, with all supposedly independent institutions—whether courts or public services—being taken over by one party.”

In everyday conversations, Hungarians readily shared how this has played out in practice: from a university professor who lost his job after speaking out against the government, to music venues shut down for hosting artists who backed the opposition, and journalists whose newsrooms became government mouthpieces overnight after changes in ownership.

When Hungary’s economy was growing, many paid little attention to these changes, said Kész. But as inflation soared after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and economic stagnation set in, discontent grew over the widening gap between ordinary Hungarians and the ruling class.

It was against this backdrop that Péter Magyar, a former member of Fidesz’s inner circle, began speaking out. He accused Orbán’s party of posing as a defender of Hungarians while siphoning off state funds, causing corruption to skyrocket.Péter Magyar’s party has surged to the top of the polls, reflecting voters’ growing concerns. His campaign has gained momentum, even as the government tried to ban Pride events and considered tightening its long-standing crackdown on independent media and NGOs.

Magyar faces a visible and widespread challenge across Hungary: government-funded, AI-generated billboards that portray him as a threat to the country and a puppet of both the EU and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

As one Hungarian news outlet noted this week, the campaign has become a battle between fear and hope. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—whose government did not respond to an interview request—has tried to convince voters that Hungary’s greatest risk comes from the war in Ukraine, positioning himself as the only leader who can maintain peace. In contrast, Magyar has focused on domestic issues, promising to tackle corruption, direct funds to long-neglected public services, and repair Hungary’s strained relationship with the EU.

A two-minute video released in January highlighted the disproportionate global significance of the election in this country of fewer than 10 million people, which contributes just 1.1% of the EU’s GDP. Nearly a dozen right-wing leaders—from Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini to France’s Marine Le Pen—endorsed Orbán, praising the path he has forged in Hungary. In the video, Germany’s Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), tells viewers, “Europe needs Viktor Orbán.”

Orbán’s influence was further demonstrated this week when U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Budapest with his wife, Usha. Campaigning alongside Orbán, Vance echoed much of Fidesz’s campaign strategy, criticizing the EU and taking aim at Ukraine. On Friday, Donald Trump posted his support online: “I AM WITH HIM ALL THE WAY!”

Daniel Freund, a German Green MEP who has long warned about democratic backsliding in Hungary, said, “I think the symbol of Orbán losing should not be underestimated. He is the absolute poster boy of this whole movement of the illiberal, anti-European, extreme right. He is the icon and the example that others follow.”

According to Dalibor Roháč, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Vance’s visit was the culmination of years of careful targeting by Orbán. After Orbán’s allies promoted him as a model for Trump and others, the Hungarian government allegedly spent millions of euros on U.S. lobbyists to spread this narrative in Washington. Their efforts soon paid off, with figures like Kevin Roberts, head of the Heritage Foundation—the think tank behind Project 2025—describing Hungary as a model for conservative governance. “Orbán kept investing in these relationships and bringing people over,” Roháč noted.

Budapest has quickly become a hub for think tanks and conferences aimed at promoting Hungary as, in the words of one local journalist, a “Christian conservative Disneyland” where the global far right feels at home.

This international admiration has persisted even as Hungary’s press freedom rankings have fallen, it has faced accusations of no longer being a full democracy, and it has become the most corrupt country in the EU. While Orbán’s government has grown closer to Vladimir Putin and more reliant on Russian crude oil, Budapest has also served as a bridge between Washington and Moscow, offering a platform for MAGA-aligned figures to export Christian conservative ideas.Vance’s visit served as a showcase of this ideology, making global headlines but showing no sign of strengthening Orbán’s position.

Instead, momentum appeared to be building for Magyar. On Thursday evening, his supporters filled the central streets of Győr in northwest Hungary. The sea of Hungarian flags drew comparisons to a rally in the same town in March, where Orbán had angrily denounced protesters who booed him, labeling them pro-Ukrainian.

This confidence masks an underlying uncertainty throughout the campaign, as it remains unclear whether the opposition’s surge will be enough to unseat Fidesz. While polls suggest a strong showing for Tisza, undecided voters, Hungarians living abroad, and widespread allegations of vote-buying and gerrymandering could still sway the final result.

In the small city of Kecskemét, about 50 miles south of Budapest, many felt the campaign had done little to win them over to Magyar. “There’s a level of palpable anxiety among people,” said 81-year-old Katalin, expressing fears that Hungary could be drawn into the war in Ukraine. “I don’t think the Ukrainian people want a war, but their leader might.”

This same fear made 83-year-old Zsuzsi tremble. “At this point, we can only pray,” she said. “I’m praying to preserve a Christian Hungary. We’ll get dragged into the war in Ukraine if Péter Magyar wins, and he’ll also let in the migrants—he does exactly what the European Union tells him to do.”

Regardless of the outcome, Sunday’s vote clearly marks the start of a broader reckoning with Hungary’s turn toward illiberalism, according to Kész. “Under normal circumstances, you lose an election, so what? You go into opposition and come back in four years. That’s a normal democracy, but this is not normal.”

During Fidesz’s 16 years in power, the party filled the state, media, and judiciary with loyalists, suggesting that Orbán’s system could endure even without him. “Even under ideal circumstances, change will not happen overnight,” Kész noted. “If you look at the state of the education system, healthcare, courts, public services—you name it—these need to be rebuilt from scratch. A new government would have a tremendous amount of work ahead.”

Frequently Asked Questions
Of course Here is a list of FAQs about the topic Zebras wealth and power Hungarys election challenges Orbáns hold on leadership framed in a natural tone

BeginnerLevel Questions

1 What does Zebras wealth and power refer to in this context
This is a metaphorical headline Zebras refers to the united opposition coalition in Hungary which used a striped pattern as its symbol The phrase highlights their challenge against the entrenched wealth and power of Prime Minister Viktor Orbáns longstanding government

2 Who is Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán is the Prime Minister of Hungary He has been the dominant political figure since 2010 leading the Fidesz party His government has been described as nationalist and populist with significant control over media and state institutions

3 What was the main challenge to Orbán in this election
For the first time in over a decade Hungarys fragmented opposition parties united into a single coalition to run one candidate against Orbáns Fidesz candidate in each voting district

4 Did Orbán win the election
Yes In the April 2022 parliamentary election Orbáns Fidesz party secured a fourth consecutive supermajority defeating the united opposition coalition

Advanced Analytical Questions

5 Why was it so difficult for the opposition to win even though they united
Orbáns Fidesz party had significant structural advantages a heavily gerrymandered electoral map favoring rural areas overwhelming dominance in progovernment media and a wellfunded political machine The opposition also struggled with a cohesive message beyond simply removing Orbán

6 What is illiberal democracy a term Orbán uses
Orbán has famously advocated for an illiberal democracy This describes a system where elections are held but the government concentrates power weakens checks and balances and promotes a majoritarian view of national identity often contrasting it with Western liberal values

7 How does wealth and business influence Orbáns power
A network of loyal business elites often awarded lucrative government contracts and concessions has developed around Fidesz This creates a cycle where economic power reinforces political loyalty and provides resources for the party making it

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