Donald Trump has turned toxic and Viktor Orbán is toast. But the authoritarian threat isn't going away
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Donald Trump has turned toxic and Viktor Orbán is toast. But the authoritarian threat isn't going away
Executive Editor
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April 19, 2026 11:20AM (EDT)
Let’s not draw the wrong conclusions from Hungary’s election or the US president’s troubles, says political scientist Cas Mudde
A loss by the Hungarian strongman in the country's April 12 election would have ramifications for MAGA
We must hope this vote will be the start of a wider backlash – and send hard-right populism back to the fringes where it belongs,…
The PM is figurehead of the international rightwing movement but that has alienated his most loyal voter base, says author and…
In an interview with Le Monde, Italian historian Steven Forti, a specialist in far-right movements, says that while Péter…
Leaders of Poland and Germany hail Péter Magyar’s majority as a turning of the tide – but analysts say there were other reasons…
'Viktor Orban's defeat in Hungary is truly a defeat for the reactionary international'
Hungary’s voters shunned Orbán – but it may be too early to celebrate end of Europe’s far right
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Does Viktor Orbán’s defeat signal a wider backlash against ‘the forces of darkness’?
