This article aims to analyse Orbán’s illiberal governance model as a deliberate and coherent policy framework, examine its implications for Hungary and the European Union, and propose the policy reforms the new Magyar government must prioritize to restore democratic standards.
l framework through a detailed mixed-method study of the strategic test case of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. Utilizing new empirical material on businesses and policymakers, the article shows how...
This paper examines the domestic and international behavior of the Orbán regime in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Viktor Orbán’s rise to power was a complex journey that was marked by evolving political ideologies and strategies. Emerging as a fiery anti-communist activist during Hungary’s transition to democracy in the late 1980s, Orbán co-founded the Fidesz party and quickly rose through the ranks.
The fi-nal speech was delivered by Viktor Mihály Orbán, a little-known 26-year old activist sporting a scruffy beard. He spoke for only seven minutes but elec-trified the crowd and the people watching at home (Lendvai, 2019).
Purpose: The thesis aims to investigate the interaction between Orbán’s hybrid regime and the populist argumentation of his speeches. Per this, the thesis explains how this interaction led to another two-thirds victory in the 2022 general elections.
This paper describes how Viktor Orb ́an, the Prime Minister of Hungary, has emerged as the role model of international right-wing populism. It demonstrates that Orb ́an actively supplied himself as an example that like-minded politicians should follow.