<![CDATA[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.]]>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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/dc0baa94-c043-48e3-b750-2f795246996f/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.RSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 03:47:37 GMTFri, 27 Mar 2026 16:56:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:45:41 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum Let's hope that Hungary will vote him out. vote this It will be a clear signal to Trump and Putin.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/bibi098/statuses/116305450870856967https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/bibi098/statuses/116305450870856967Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:45:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:30:02 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum shameful 🤦

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.cr/users/guayabito/statuses/116303501605288077https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.cr/users/guayabito/statuses/116303501605288077Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:30:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:25:44 GMT]]>@Darkphoenix not paywalled

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://journa.host/users/anneapplebaum/statuses/116303484987034351https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://journa.host/users/anneapplebaum/statuses/116303484987034351Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:25:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:01:56 GMT]]>@Darkphoenix @anneapplebaum

It's opening up free as a gift article but here's another non-paywall version: https://archive.is/amqre

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/115698814574963421/statuses/116303155454939380https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/115698814574963421/statuses/116303155454939380Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:01:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:44:47 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum Anne Applebaum, professional election-meddler.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kewball/statuses/116302852123783933https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kewball/statuses/116302852123783933Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:44:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:29:02 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum Etiam, tragœdia est.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116089789358578610/statuses/116302790154188880https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116089789358578610/statuses/116302790154188880Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:29:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:13:19 GMT]]>@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!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/users/multisn8/statuses/116302728368114101https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/users/multisn8/statuses/116302728368114101Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:13:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:23:07 GMT]]>@FlippoFlip @anneapplebaum
Here's to Orban losing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Darkphoenix/statuses/116302530991725858https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Darkphoenix/statuses/116302530991725858Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:23:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:21:18 GMT]]>@Darkphoenix
12th of April @anneapplebaum

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/FlippoFlip/statuses/116302523795655146https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/FlippoFlip/statuses/116302523795655146Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:21:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:19:22 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum Unfortunately not a surprise — same happened in Poland

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://typo.social/users/dominika/statuses/116302516221992068https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://typo.social/users/dominika/statuses/116302516221992068Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:19:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:18:13 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum
Árad a Tisza! Most vagy soha!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ilust606/statuses/116302511688673070https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ilust606/statuses/116302511688673070Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:18:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:57:10 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum since it is paywalled, do you know when the election is being held?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Darkphoenix/statuses/116302428911607676https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Darkphoenix/statuses/116302428911607676Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:57:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:40:57 GMT]]>@anneapplebaum that's what you get when you let the broligarchy buy all media outlets. Like in the US now

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/FlippoFlip/statuses/116302365184121054https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/FlippoFlip/statuses/116302365184121054Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:40:57 GMT