It's interesting that you mention Orban because he's managed to push back against EU policies that he doesn't like: he refuses immigrants and pays fines for these "human rights violations", but it's still more profitable for him because his country still benefits from being in the EU without the economic cost of babysitting the hoards of the turd world. He's also still acting like a gateway for Russian gas into the EU despite the sanctions. This dysfunctional situation is to his advantage.
More importantly, expecting a brave national leader is not messianic. It's the bare minimum expectation for a leader. And it's not gonna Hungary or Slovakia that will stand up the technocrats. It has to be someone from an EU powerhouse. It has to come from either France or Germany.
