Hungary’s election was a false dawn for Europe
Nationalism is not dead on the continent. It’s barely begun.
ByViktor Orbán
The far right has moved on from Orbán
It now sees its future inside the EU
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Kemi Badenoch wants to be Britain’s Peter Magyar
The Tory leader hopes to attack the right while remaining extraordinarily right-wing
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Hungary proves populism can be defeated
The country has a long-developed method for beating back Russian influence
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Europe’s hard right is deeply divided. Does it matter?
Giorgia Meloni and company are set on changing the EU, but they’re not a united front.
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Hungary and the endurance Viktor Orbán | Nationalism Reimagined
A special series from World Review on the challenges of Nationalism
The EU’s energy crisis is emboldening the European far right
Six months into the Ukraine war, the shock that temporarily banished pro-Russian views from European politics is wearing off.
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Why it’s not surprising that Viktor Orbán spoke at CPAC
Despite his recent racist speech in Romania, Hungary’s prime minister remains popular amongst the American far-right.
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Viktor Orbán’s American apologists
The Hungarian prime minister’s recent address was labelled “pure Nazi speech”, so why do some conservative intellectuals continue to defend…
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The threat of Viktor Orbán’s anti-mixed race speech
The Hungarian prime minister describes the world European and American conservatives are trying to create.
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Hungary and the US right deepen their illiberal mutual admiration
The presence of American conservatives in Budapest has reconfirmed the close ties between Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán.
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Viktor Orbán is using the war in Ukraine to entrench his power
The Hungarian leader’s declaration of a state of emergency will allow him to ignore inconvenient restrictions.
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What does Europe’s right want?
This year’s National Conservatism conference was notably short of new ideas, meaningful debate and pro-Putin speakers, as attendees stuck to…
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How Hungary became the right’s Venezuela
Viktor Orbán’s weaponisation of conservative victimhood means the right applaud rather than condemn him.
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Boris Johnson must end his shameful alliance with Viktor Orbán
The Hungarian prime minister is an enemy of democracy at home and abroad but he has been continually indulged by…
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Orbán’s unfair election victory makes a travesty of EU values
If Hungary’s authoritarian prime minister hadn’t rigged the system, it is doubtful that he would have won so convincingly.
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The EU now has to get tough on illiberal Orbán
Now is the time to force Hungary’s prime minister to desist from his cynical exploitation of European goodwill.
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What would four more years of Viktor Orbán mean for Hungary?
The authoritarian leader is likely to win a fourth term but will face difficulties, domestically and in Europe.
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How Orbán is responding to Putin’s war, with Péter Krekó
Hungary’s PM remains favourite to win the next election
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