Tearing Down Orban’s Entrenched System in Hungary Won’t Be Easy
Peter Magyar at Parliament in Budapest, on April 17.
Photographer: Robert Hegedus/MTI/AP PhotoPeter Magyar has already done what many considered unthinkable: ousting Viktor Orban from power in Hungary after 16 years.
Tearing down Orban’s illiberal system, a model for US President Donald Trump and nationalists around Europe whose purpose was to entrench the ruling elite in power, was seen as an even bigger challenge.