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For the past 15 years, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has functioned as a bellwether for far-right populism in Europe. Long before ‘democratic backsliding’ became the familiar term it is today, Orbán demonstrated how an elected leader can dismantle independent media and concentrate power, all while continuing to use elections to claim democratic legitimacy. Viktor Mák breaks down this strategy and explains why progressives need to keep a keen eye on these far-right cam
Despite massive obstacles, Budapest Pride march is set to go ahead on 28 June. Not only did organizers and activists overcome the repression tactics and attacks against them, they supercharged the momentum behind the march by framing it as a symbol of the bigger crackdown on rights in Hungary.