Hungarian PM Viktor Orban ('Viktator') is set to win 3rd term today. Here is an extensive piece about Hungary, with remarks by Kim Lane Scheppele, Zslot Enyadi, @laszloan, Erika Harris, @peterkreko, @szekyjanos, Saling Gergo, and Michal Kowalczyk theglobepost.com/2018/04/06/201…
@laszloan @peterkreko @szekyjanos Orban won 49 percent of votes, but his party will get nearly 70 percent of parliamentary seats. How is that possible?
After Orban won elections in 2010, he changed the constitution, electoral laws and significantly increased his party's disproportionate representation through gerrymandering. In the 21st century, autocracies are built through laws, and manipulation. Not by tanks.
Orban refashioned institutions in Hungary that essentially favor the most popular party. He keeps the opposition divided and employs a divisive rhetoric to steal far-right Jobbik's thunder.
He introduced winner-takes-all majoritarian electoral system that basically pushes out smaller parties. The state media has become a government mouthpiece and other private networks are purchased by his oligarchs.
He undermines civil society groups and fans the flames of anti-Semitism. Yesterday's election was the last chance to correct Hungary's course. It will instead become an inspiration for Poland and Czech Republic, as well as for other far-right groups across Europe.
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