With Orbán’s defeat, MAGA needs new foreign despot to admire
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Hungarian voters have rebuked Viktor Orbán's Fidesz Party, a move that has disappointed American conservatives who admired his 'illiberal' government. Orbán's defeat may prompt the American right to seek a new authoritarian leader to admire.
Hungarian voters recently handed a significant defeat to Viktor Orbán's Fidesz Party, a development that has caused dismay among some American conservatives who had championed his 'illiberal' government. Orbán's rule was marked by diminishing freedoms, crony capitalism, and close ties to authoritarian nations like Russia and China. US Senator Mitch McConnell noted that Orbán's Hungary was not the 'oasis of traditionalism' that American nationalists claimed, but rather a nation with significant economic and social problems. The Heritage Foundation's Kevin Roberts criticized McConnell's assessment, defending Orbán's legacy. Orbán's loss may prompt American conservatives to seek a new authoritarian figure to admire. The new Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, has vowed to cut off government funding to organizations linked to Orbán's party.
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