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Viktor Orban's rebuke at the polls may not be all that it seems
« on: October 14, 2019, 04:25:57 pm »
Note! I'm not posting a story on it but it is mentioned here, excerpted, they had some sort of scandal with the "right wing" there, an orgy on a yacht, not with Orban but perhaps some ally, there are more stories on that and one can look for them or post them. Sort of gossipy but I'm pointing it out below:

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Viktor Orban's rebuke at the polls may not be all that it seems
Wojciech Moskwa, Zoltan Simon and Andrea Dudik, Bloomberg
Published 9:18 am EDT, Monday, October 14, 2019

The opposition parties popping champagne in Hungary after loosening Viktor Orban's political stranglehold in local elections might want to look at Poland before they get too excited.

Orban's opponents ousted mayors backed by his ruling party in the capital Budapest and took control of four of the five biggest cities on Sunday. The outcome sparked celebrations at home and among European Union politicians who've helplessly watched the Hungarian leader transform his country into an "illiberal democracy" that clashed with the bloc's mainstream over the rule of law.

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Yet, as Sunday's result shows, his hegemony isn't completely impervious. The release of a video showing an ally rollicking in an orgy on a luxury yacht earlier this month handed the opposition an unexpected weapon to deal Orban his biggest electoral defeat in more than a decade.

Read more at: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Viktor-Orban-s-rebuke-at-the-polls-may-not-be-all-14519872.php