Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU.
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Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum
Árad a Tisza! Most vagy soha! -
Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum Unfortunately not a surprise — same happened in Poland
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@anneapplebaum since it is paywalled, do you know when the election is being held?
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12th of April @anneapplebaum -
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12th of April @anneapplebaum@FlippoFlip @anneapplebaum
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Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum That might just be the best news article I've ever read so far. Calm, analytic, absurdly good juxtapositions, links to the exact reportings of other newspapers, builds exactly enough context to comfortably understand what is happening and not torn into length. Thanks!!
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Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum Etiam, tragœdia est.
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Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum Anne Applebaum, professional election-meddler.
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@anneapplebaum since it is paywalled, do you know when the election is being held?
It's opening up free as a gift article but here's another non-paywall version: https://archive.is/amqre
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@anneapplebaum since it is paywalled, do you know when the election is being held?
@Darkphoenix not paywalled
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Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum shameful
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Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share@anneapplebaum Let's hope that Hungary will vote him out. vote this It will be a clear signal to Trump and Putin.
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