When the European Moral Vacuum Meets the Hungarian Autocratic Regime

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Series Details No.5, October 2014
Publication Date October 2014
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This Occasional Paper, authored by Tamas Dezso Ziegler, analyses the situation in Hungary and offers some suggestions for how the European Union could deal with the more and more autocratic nature of Hungary's government. Referring to the country's recent political development and Prime Minister Orbán's stated desire to create an 'illiberal state', the paper also explains why the government still enjoys broad support amongst the Hungarian population.

This paper is published in cooperation with OpenDemocracy.

Source Link http://www.social-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/OccPap5.pdf
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ESO: Background information: Orban wants to build 'illiberal state' http://www.europeansources.info/record/orban-wants-to-build-illiberal-state/
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