#Fidesz

Dalibor Roháč

Praising #Hungary's government for moving to end its rule by decree is akin to praising the schoolyard bully for refraining from beating anyone on a given day. I mean yes,

PeterFr89977258

1/ One thing that doesn’t get much attention about #Hungary is that it not only ceased being a democracy.But it also ceased being a market economy. 2/This applies not only

András Bíró-Nagy

Ten years ago, on this day Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party won the elections after two terms in opposition. What followed is well documented. Here is a thread below about how

1/ In November, Hungary’s gov’t controlled media was busier than ever attacking independent journalists. These were coordinated smear campaigns in TV, print&online media. Here is a recap of how @b_novak,

V Marton 🇭🇺

This day in 2006 ex-PM Gyurcsany delivered the ‘speech of Öszöd’ at Hungarian Socialists’ group meeting, admitting his govt had been lieing ‘morning, night and evening’ for 4 yrs. Leaked

Anna Júlia Donáth

My support to @VeraJourova attacked by HU gvt. She said “Mr Orbán likes to say he's building an illiberal democracy, I'd say: he's building an ill democracy.” and indeed he's

DanielHegedus82

Why ending the #Article7 procedures against #Hungary & #Poland as part of the #BudgetDeal grand bargain is an utterly bad idea.THREAD 1/11The #Article7 procedure is widely perceived as a completely

It's very worrying when senior BBC journalists (here the BBC's Media Editor) praise people like Douglas MurrayICYMI: he said “Conditions for Muslims in Europe must be made harder across the

My preliminary assessment (thread below) re #ruleoflaw aspects of these conclusionsHealth warning: I don’t have a PhD on how to interpret EUCO conclusions so it may well be that my

R. Daniel Kelemen

With his corona coup, Orbán abandoned any pretense of being a democratic leader. Given that his electoral autocracy was already secure, why did he risk inflaming tensions with the EU

What is the link between the Orbán governments' welfare state retrenchment, the EU's COVID recovery fund & the politics of economic indicators? - a thread (1/16) The allocation of the

1. En 1988, un vent de liberté souffle à l’Est. Viktor Orban, âgé de 25 ans, membre fondateur du parti des jeunes démocrates « Fidesz » s’oppose au Parti communiste et lutte

How to recognize modern versions of antisemitism on the internet? A twitter thread about how historic symbols of antisemitism are being revived, slightly changed and communicated through dog whistles. (1/10)

I'd never heard of Boris Johnson's senior advisor & one of Carrie Symond's "favourite people" 'chatty rat' Henry Newman, but I've been looking at Andrew Neil's connections to the Orbán

John O’Brennan

The now concluded European Council summit produced an outcome that has been widely welcomed. But in one crucial respect it failed miserably – and predictably: in protecting the rule of

Students of #Hungary's University of Theatre and Film Arts are sounding the alarm as well. Replicating a now-familiar Orbán-era strategy, it is set to be privatized so it can then