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Politics

Make Hungary Boring Again

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/July 19, 2019July 3, 2019 /Leave a comment

The rather listless race for the position of the mayor of Budapest has been disrupted by the sudden announcement of a new candidate. Democratic Coalition (DK) started backing a new player in the campaign, a well-known TV personality and journalist, Olga Kálmán.

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Society

Why Do We Need Budapest Pride? Equality and Tolerance as Hungarian Politicians See Them

Blanka Lantos and Republikon Institute/June 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

When the speaker of the National Assembly can call homosexual people secondary citizens without any kind of regret, what message does that deliver? There are people who are afraid to take the hand of their beloved in public because of the fear of being harassed.

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Politics

US Ambassador Cornstein and His Failure to Save CEU in Budapest

Zoltan Kesz and Free Market Foundation/December 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

In the summer, the US government sent to Hungary a good friend of President Trump as the new ambassador, David B. Cornstein. His self-proclaimed priority was to save CEU. He failed. Unfortunately, in the eyes of liberty-loving Hungarians, this is a failure of the United States and of America’s leadership.

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Politics

Christian Democracy Reloaded: The future of Traditional Churches in Illiberal Hungary

Alexandra Daam and Republikon Institute/August 21, 2018 /Leave a comment

Viktor Orbán gave his traditional annual speech, underling the need to strengthen Christianity, building Christian democracy in Hungary, while fighting liberalism. Christian Democrats surely cringe upon hearing this line of thought, leaving us all to wonder what an illiberal Christian democracy ought to look like.

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Politics

Three Years of War Waged by Orbán against Hungarian Media Pluralism

Csaba Fuzfa and Republikon Institute/August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

We have reached the end of a three-year-long war in the media waged against Hír TV – the biggest anti-government television broadcaster in Hungary. The main battle took place between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and oligarch Lajos Simicska, the owner of Hír TV, right before the TV conglomerate was conquered.

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Think Tank News

The Scope and Possibilities of the Hungarian Opposition Following Orbán’s 2/3 Majority Win [Conference Report]

Alexandra Daam and Republikon Institute/July 6, 2018July 10, 2018 /Leave a comment

Republikon Institute organized a conference during which political analysts, activists, and representatives of Hungarian opposition parties discussed what to expect after the April elections.

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Politics

Why Do Hate Campaigns Work in Hungary

Viktoria Anda and Republikon Institute/July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 /1 Comment

Since the beginning of 2015 Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist Fidesz government has produced one hate campaign after another, targeting migrants, the EU (or rather, “Brussels”), American financier George Soros and institutions connected to him, and even the UN.

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Politics

Illiberal Hungary and Stages of Grief in Politics

Csaba Toth and Republikon Institute/May 23, 2018 /Leave a comment

When facing illiberal regimes, a stream of victories by populists and a seemingly unstoppable retreat of liberal democracy, should we also simply adept to the new reality and “make our peace”? I would argue that this is the strategy many people have been pursuing in Hungary.

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Politics

Consequences of 2018 Hungarian Parliamentary Election

Viktoria Anda and Republikon Institute/May 15, 2018 /1 Comment

Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist Fidesz party won a third consecutive term in office with a two-thirds majority in the Hungarian parliamentary election of April 2018. Orbán is known for building an “illiberal state”, which he officially announced in the summer of 2014.

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Politics

Using Enemies as an Opportunity

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/February 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

Those who want to stop populists need to learn how to plan strategically, set aside fantasies, and see the cold reality. They need to be proactive rather than reactive, preventively tackling the propaganda of the populists. Only when the strategic goals are achieved, should they feel good about themselves.

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