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Hints of hope in Hungary

In Budapest, I find Orbán's regime unexpectedly shaken

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Sep 30, 2024
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History of the Present (week ending 29 September 2024)

Dawn in Budapest. And politically…? Not yet, but there are stirrings

Back in Budapest for the first time in two years, I find Viktor Orbán’s electoral authoritian regime unexpectedly shaken. Last time, in autumn 2022, my friends were in deepest gloom following the failure of an only superficially unit…

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