Video Opinion: How PM Orbán Has Changed Hungary

  • 8 Sep 2021 8:49 AM
Video Opinion: How PM Orbán Has Changed Hungary
Viktor Orbán has ruled over Hungary for the past 11 years. In that time, he has rewritten the country's constitution, cemented his power, and openly confronted the European Union.

He has cozied up with autocrats in Russia and China and has built an illiberal state. How did Viktor Orban come to power, and what has he done to Hungarian democracy?

Source: 
Into Europe

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