Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won a fourth term in a general election

Many supporters of Orban see him as a harbinger of peace, fighting for the rights of the country and a savior of the nation. 

His critics see him as a corrupt fraudster, who is too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and wants to lead Hungary out of the EU.

Deutsche Welle 4 April 2022

https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-orban-needs-to-change-course-in-hungary/a-61355962


The European Union is triggering its previously untested rule-of-law powers against Hungary, starting a process that could ultimately deny newly re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orban more than 40 billion euros ($43.9 billion) in EU funding.

Bloomberg 5 april 2022 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-05/eu-triggers-rule-of-law-budget-powers-against-hungary


Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

1989 i Budapest, när vad som ännu fanns kvar av den Kadaristiska ordningen nästan dagligen föll sönder, krävde han vid ett massmöte att ryssarna skulle lämna Ungern. Jag var där och trodde inte mina öron. Ingen hade offentligt vågat säga något sådant förut. 

 Richard Swartz DN 23 mars 2019

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2019/03/1989-i-budapest-nar-vad-som-annu-fanns.html


Viktor Orban’s victory is a triumph for illiberal nationalism

After an unfair fight, the opposition parties start to blame each other

The Economist 4 April 2022

https://www.economist.com/europe/viktor-orbans-victory-is-a-triumph-for-illiberal-nationalism/21808575






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