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Analysis of Christian Edwards, CNN The defeat of Viktor Orbán means that Hungary will have a change of government for the first time since 2010. Although the polls had suggested a decisive victory for the opposition party Tisza, many of its supporters refused to allow themselves to imagine how the victory might feel. After 16 years of government of the illiberal Fidesz party of Orbán, the electoral terrain had been so inclined against its oppone…
Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable
Anne Applebaum: “Orbán’s loss brings to an end the assumption of inevitability that has pervaded the MAGA movement, as well as the belief—also present in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric—that illiberal parties are somehow destined not just to win but to hold power forever, because they have the support of the “real” people. As it turns out, history doesn’t work like that. “Real” people grow tired of their rulers. Old ideas become stal…
As a victory of their own the leaders of the European Union (EU) have celebrated the defeat of Viktor Orbán in the elections in Hungary this Sunday, and the change of government, 16 years later, that will put the Christian Democrat and leader of the Hungarian opposition, Péter Magyar, at the head of the executive.
Illiberal governments can fall even when they control most of the State
American-Polish historian Anne Applebaum made a particularly relevant comment following Viktor Orban’s election defeat, stating that illiberal governments can lose power even when they control all State institutions, including the judiciary. She said that Orban’s defeat has shattered the illusion that the far right will remain in power forever once it gains it. Viktor Orban’s defeat is a defeat for the far-right ion Europe and also a defeat for …
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