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How Viktor Orban degraded Hungary's weak democracy

  • Written by John Shattuck, Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Tufts University

The roots of democracy in Hungary are shallow.

That’s been especially clear in the last nine years, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban has created a repressive and increasingly authoritarian state, operating under a pretense of democracy.

In recent weeks the political situation has become volatile. By early 2019 the Hungarian government was the...

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