2026-04-14 05:53 UTC
How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3wE9YcurPp32sueWzH4Inmw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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@peterhorvath@mastodon.de 2026-05-20 15:04
@anneapplebaum@journa.host He won because facebook, your facebook, campaigned for him. (From you) independent estimations suggest that Magyar's posts reached about 10x more people as Orban's. This is how he has got 30% more votes.