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Zsuzsanna Szelényi: How strong is Viktor Orbán's grip on Hungary?

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Viktor Orban and Hungary's National Identity

When Fides moved to the right, it modernized Hungarian nationalism. Orban could figure some kind of national identity which was important. And he was very successful around early 2000 in demonstrating the Hungary's a successful country as it is. So he was definitely a successful prime minister when he was in coalition government. But he still failed in 2002. He gave a big speech saying that we can't be in opposition because the nation cannot be opposition.

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