Comment on the Election in Hungary: the Orban System Has Burst
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In the parliamentary elections in Hungary, the system created for Fidesz holding power suddenly turned against Orban himself.
Frankfurter Rundschau [Newsroom]Frankfurt (ots) - The gratifying change of power in Hungary arouses legitimate hopes for a dramatic political change in the country, paves the way for progress on a European level and weakens destructive influences of the Russian ... Read more here...Original content of: Frankfurter Rundschau, transmitted by news aktuell
For 16 years Viktor Orban has ruled Hungary - now his system of autocratic governance, corruption and populism has just burst into pieces. To do this, Oliver Soos says, it needed someone to hit him with their own weapons.
The difference between Péter Magyar and Viktor Orbán is “fundamental,” according to Hungary expert Anders Blomqvist. He believes that the election result is a “system shift” – and that several frosty relationships in the EU can now be repaired. – This gives hope, he says.
In Hungary, a change of power is taking place with the landslide victory of Peter Magyar's conservative party TISZA. However, the former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in his 16 years in office, converted the state institutions, the university system and the media to his advantage and occupied control posts with loyalists. The "Orban" system, described by critics, could prove to be stubborn.
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