Democracy is on the brink in Hungary, so why is no one talking about it?

The author writes in the summer of 2017 that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been a nationalist but his rhetoric of late has whipped up xenophobia. His government has cracked down on the media and non-governmental organisations that are considered disloyal to the nation. All this seems to be part of a general shift away from Hungary as a liberal democracy.

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ESO: Background information: The Hungarian Hostage (Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 28.04.17) http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-hungarian-hostage/

ESO: Background information: Row over anti-Soros campaign (Euro|Topics: Debates, July 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/row-over-anti-soros-campaign/

European Parliament: Press Release, 27.02.17: Discussion on the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary http://www.europeansources.info/record/discussion-on-the-situation-of-fundamental-rights-in-hungary/

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The Conversation, 04.01.18: Europe’s illiberal states: why Hungary and Poland are turning away from constitutional democracy https://theconversation.com/europes-illiberal-states-why-hungary-and-poland-are-turning-away-from-constitutional-democracy-89622

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