In Hungary, Orban wins again — because he has rigged the system
Here’s how Orban’s Fidesz party won 53 percent of the vote — but 83 percent of the districts.
Why Trump has received a much smaller approval bump than other world leaders during the pandemic
The country’s highly polarized two-party system discourages ‘rallying around the flag’
After Brexit, will Northern Ireland return to violence?
A resurgent IRA might not be the real danger.
New E.U. leader Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her team of commissioners. Here are the big controversies.
The European Commission is responsible for ensuring member states comply with E.U. law.
Hungary’s democracy just got a failing grade
This week, the Washington-based think tank Freedom House published its
Hungary’s government is increasingly autocratic. What is the European Parliament doing about it?
On April 5, the Hungarian parliament passed a law that
Worried about the decline in democracy? Worry about the politicians, not the voters.
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Hungary’s government wants to shut down its most prominent university. That may be backfiring.
[caption id="attachment_56659" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People protest the bill that would
This is why Hungary is trying to close George Soros’s prestigious university
On April 4, 2017, the Hungarian Parliament amended a law
How the European Union built stronger economies and better governments (even if Britain wants to leave)
[caption id="attachment_43680" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this January 15, 1973 file