Lukyanov Fyodor Egorovich – international journalist, correspondent for various Russian publications in Hungary
In the recent history of post-communist Eastern Europe, no political party has won four parliamentary elections in a row with an overwhelming two-thirds majority. There is only one exception – Hungary, where the centre-right Fidesz party, led since 2010 by its founder and permanent leader Viktor Orbán, has left its opponents no chance for success. What is the secret of this phenomenon? The answers to all these questions are to be found in the new economic policy that Fidesz announced in 2010 and which has now, 10–12 years later, already borne some fruit. Suffice it to say that during this time Hungary’s GDP as well as the average wages in the country have increased by 50% (!). One must also have in mind the new demographic policy, policy of «nation building», which granted all Hungarians living in neighbouring countries Hungarian citizenship and the right to vote in Hungarian elections. At the same time, Budapest, together with the Visegrad Four, is actively defending its national interests against the centralising aspirations of Brussels to turn the EU into a federal state like the United States of Europe (USE).
Hungarian Republic, parliamentary elections, European Parliament elections, Fidesz party, Viktor Orban, V. Orban’s new economic policy, «opening to the East» policy, «gathering the nation» policy, Hungary – EU relations
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