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Is Viktor Orbán’s edifice starting to crumble?
I know many people in Hungary and elsewhere are certain that Viktor Orbán is a political wizard who always wins. I concede that he is a skillful political strategist, but it is simply not true that all...
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New polls challenge Fidesz’s political and ideological hegemony
Today I would like to cover three opinion polls which, when combined, may give us a better picture of the political situation and the Hungarian population’s frame of mind at the moment. The first one,...
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The polling game: think tanks in the service of the Hungarian government
A few days ago Index received secret polling data that the Orbán government had ordered from Nézőpont Intézet, one of the two “think tanks” it relies on for information. (The other one is Századvég.)...
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The Századvég saga: Largely useless studies commissioned by the Orbán government
In the last three or four days the Hungarian media has been fixated on the “Századvég saga.” Századvég in Hungarian means fin de siècle. It began as a periodical published by the members of a youth...
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Despite massive government propaganda, Hungarians support further European...
It was heartwarming to read the latest Policy Solutions study, “The Hungarian Public and the European Union,” by András Bíró-Nagy, Tibor Kadlót, and Ádám Köves. The 40-page study, chock full of data,...
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Orbán and his ministers got their report cards: they all failed
In the last couple of months we didn’t hear much about the teachers’ rebellion against Viktor Orbán’s educational reforms, except that the dissatisfied teachers promised to do something after the...
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Political lethargy in Hungary, perhaps prayer will help
I will cover two topics today. First, the Pew Research Institute’s recent work on political and civic participation, where Hungarians are shown to be apathetic. And second, for fun, a prayer chain for...
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A quick look at three recent events in Hungary
Medián’s latest opinion poll on parties and politicians Today I will again cover several topics, all of which, I believe, deserve attention. I will start with Medián’s latest opinion poll, which shows...
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From football to fear: Recent opinion polls in Hungary
Today is devoted to polls. Please don’t worry, the post will not be full of numbers. I will concentrate on the big picture. My first topic is Hungarians’ feelings for football. I think that talking...
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Orbán predicts MSZP’s demise in his state of the nation address
Reading foreign assessments of Viktor Orbán’s major speeches is an intriguing exercise. Even though most of the articles are based on reports by large international news services like Reuters, AP, and...
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