Hungary was seen as the success story of democratization among post-communist countries. When Orbán won the majority in 2010, democratic backsliding indicators came out of the box. Therefore, one …
Hungary: From Championship of Democratization to Hybrid Regime of Electoral Autocracy
Once described as the champion of the third wave of democratization in Europe, Hungary has become a pioneer of democratic backsliding. The concept of democratic backsliding refers to the incremental …
Sign of the Times: Viktor Orban’s Anti-Democratic and Xenophobic Anti-Immigration Campaign
Across the bucolic Hungarian countryside, in cities and villages both large and small, massive billboards and signs dot the landscape. Upon closer inspection, these signs are covered in xenophobic …
Unprecedented Democratic Backsliding in Hungary: Is it Too Late to Turn Around?
When Russia launched its barbaric invasion on Ukraine, many expected a silver lining to emerge in which the Russian aggressor would become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their democratic …
Democratic Backsliding in Hungary
Since the founding of the European Union in 1993, the institution’s focus has centered around the principles of a full, representative democracy. Member states of the EU are required to maintain a …
Hungary’s Orban Suspicious of EU Ban on Russian Crude Oil
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (Photo by: The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) Viktor Orban should be taken seriously as sanctions …
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“The People” of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary Must Be Male
It is apparent in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary that “the people” do not include women. Women have historically not had political empowerment equal to men in Hungary, but under Orbán this is getting worse. …
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The Dangers of Orban’s Rule by Decree in Hungary
When a global pandemic is sweeping through one’s country, it is expected that someone in power would do everything they could to save the most amount of their people possible. Throughout much of the …
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