Tag: hungary
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The Winds of Change: Hungary on the Eve of Rotation of Power
For the first time in over a decade, rotation of power in Budapest is not only conceivable, it may be days away. But the road back to liberal democracy is longer than any single election night. For sixteen years, Hungary’s political landscape has been defined by a single dominant force. Since 2010, Prime Minister Viktor…
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Orban’s Path from Democracy to Dominance
Viktor Orban’s rise in Hungarian politics marks one of the most striking transformations in Europe’s recent democratic history. Emerging from the liberal youth movement Fidesz in the late 1980s, Orban initially positioned himself as a champion of democracy and national sovereignty in the post-communist era. His early political career reflected Hungary’s hopes for pluralism and…
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