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Splendours and Dangers of a Victory

Modeste Schwartz April 15, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Hungary - Analysis of the electoral results of April 8, which gave Viktor Orbán's Fidesz a third consecutive mandate. Why rejoice? Let's start with a cynical statement: the FIDESZ strategists have earned their fees. They are obviously based on…

Politics

Hungary: The False Friends of Viktor Orbán

Modeste Schwartz March 20, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Hungary - In connection with the small “earthquake” of February 25, I stated in a recent editorial that the “communication” problems (which are currently hotly debated within FIDESZ and among its supporters) reveal underlying sociological realities…

Politics

Hungary: Bring Them the Head of Viktor Orbán

Modeste Schwartz March 8, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Hungary - On Monday, February 26, Viktor Orbán's Hungary woke up with a severe hangover. The defeat of a FIDESZ-majority candidate in a special municipal election, in itself, should not have caused an earthquake. Even in Hódmezővásárhely, a small…

Society

Olympic Games 2024 – a Battle, but Not the War

Alexandre Árpád Szigethy February 19, 2017

By Alexandre Árpád Szigethy. Update of February 22, 2017: Budapest officially renounced to its candidacy for the Olympic Games of 2024, following the action described in the article and some elements indicating that it would have rerached the third place, behind Los Angeles and…