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ByViktor Orban
The EU’s energy crisis is emboldening the European far right
Six months into the Ukraine war, the shock that temporarily banished pro-Russian views from European politics is wearing off.
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Why it’s not surprising that Viktor Orbán spoke at CPAC
Despite his recent racist speech in Romania, Hungary’s prime minister remains popular amongst the American far-right.
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The threat of Viktor Orbán’s anti-mixed race speech
The Hungarian prime minister describes the world European and American conservatives are trying to create.
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Hungary and the US right deepen their illiberal mutual admiration
The presence of American conservatives in Budapest has reconfirmed the close ties between Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán.
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Viktor Orbán is using the war in Ukraine to entrench his power
The Hungarian leader’s declaration of a state of emergency will allow him to ignore inconvenient restrictions.
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What does Europe’s right want?
This year's National Conservatism conference was notably short of new ideas, meaningful debate and pro-Putin speakers, as attendees stuck to…
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How Hungary became the right’s Venezuela
Viktor Orbán’s weaponisation of conservative victimhood means the right applaud rather than condemn him.
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