"For the first time in nearly a generation, Viktor Orbán, who has governed the country continuously since 2010, appears genuinely vincible. The formidable apparatus that he constructed to fortify his reign... suddenly looks precarious."
"Hungary announces itself as a mecca of twenty-first-century strongman rule. Donald Trump, too, is scaling up a model whose original preceptor was Orbán."
"Orbán began his political career as an energetic anti-Communist. He achieved renown in 1989... when he demanded the withdrawal of Soviet troops from his country."
"One of the first people to notice Orbán's potential was George Soros... whose foundation gave him a grant to do research at Oxford."
Viktor Orbán, governing Hungary since 2010, now faces a genuine threat to his regime as elections approach. His previously solid power structure, including media and judiciary control, appears vulnerable. Hungary is viewed as a model for strongman governance, influencing right-wing movements, particularly in the U.S. Orbán's political journey began as an anti-Communist reformer, gaining prominence in the late 1980s. His early support from figures like George Soros contrasts sharply with his current vilification of globalist influences.
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