Hanga Milla Erdelyi

An Intern at the Republikon Institute and a senior BA student of
Culture, Politics, and Society at Central European University. She is specializing in Political, Legal, and Governmental Studies with a minor in Sociology and Social Anthropology. Her academic interests center on the interaction of public law and politics, environmental justice, and political framing analysis

Society

Poison in Political Well: Deconstructing Fidesz’s Dual-Front Smear Campaign Machine

BY Hanga Milla Erdelyi AND Republikon Institute / August 5, 2026

It is safe to conclude that Fidesz’s dominance was not sustained through policy persuasion alone, but through a political environment in which potential alternatives were systematically delegitimized before they could gain sufficient traction.