🏛️ Politics 10h ago · Jamie Dettmer

Orbán just lost his populist touch

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Orbán just lost his populist touch
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BUDAPEST — Not even the gaming of the electoral playing field — or state capture rolled out over a decade-and-half in power — could save Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from a crushing defeat on Sunday. 



Nor did the high-decibel support of Orbán’s MAGA friends, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who went all in for their most loyal European ideological ally, breaking the taboo against politicians campaigning in other people’s elections. 

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