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0 pointsxiphias23y ago0 comments

I don't think so. Anyways the same dictatorship (Viktor Orban) got full control again of the country.

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Were the elections illegitimate ? I'm a complete outsider to hungarian politics so I'm not sure if this is hyperbole... but talking about how a dictatorship has been reelected again doesn't make sense to me. Unless elections in Hungary are just theather, and results are just faked like in Syria for example.

Timwi3y ago

Outright dictatorships like North Korea are getting rarer. It's more common nowadays for de-facto dictatorships to maintain an appearance of democracy by actually holding elections but either having no viable candidates other than the incumbent (e.g. Russia), or by systematically banning or even murdering all opposition (e.g. Belarus). Hungary isn't quite that far gone yet. It still has elections that technically meet the requirements of EU membership. I don't know any more details though.

boomboomsubban3y ago

It's a relatively free election, there's a strong incumbent bias that undoubtedly helps him win but there's no evidence the entire thing is rigged. Dictators can be popular, the best example is Napoleon.

xiphias2OP3y ago

Each opposition party gets 5 minutes per 4 year election cycle by the state controlled media (and a lot of other media was bought from stolen EU money).

I dare you to watch 5 minutes of news on the government media channel (the only channels that can be accessed in the free TV tear, that poor people are able to watch) and say that it's not rigged.

4 year ago the joke party used that 5 minutes for being a chicken to show the absurdity of the situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcpuwIl-610&t=28s

If Napoleon, who ruled hundreds of years ago is the best example you know, there must be something in not allowing any person to stay for 16 years in power (especially because he just had 9 years)

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usr11063y ago

The government made extra payments to their typical supporters like pensioners and rural areas. Economically strong regions and younger professionals pay the bill and are free to vote against, but they remain a minority.

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