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#IntelBrief: The Implications of Orbán's Loss in Hungary Bottom Line Up Front 🔹 Hungary’s parliamentary elections over the weekend witnessed a record turnout as voters ousted strongman Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party from a 16-year grip on power. 🔹 Since returning to power in 2010, following a four-year stretch as prime minister from 1998-2002, Orbán has shaped Hungary into the most autocratic government in the European Union, championing populist policies. 🔹 Throughout the course of Orbán’s reign, he repeatedly used Hungary’s position within the European Union to obstruct certain measures, often for the direct or indirect benefit of the Kremlin. 🔹 While Peter Magyar represents the hopes of many Hungarians to re-align with Europe, he is hardly a complete political outsider, leaving observers with questions about the direction his leadership could take. Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D., Nikkie Lyubarsky, Clara Broekaert, Gabriella Tejeda Read more👇 https://lnkd.in/eBJBd-jg