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Hungarian Prime Minister Orban Steadily Eroding Democratic Freedoms : State of the World from NPR In his fifteen years as prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban has steadily chipped away at his country's democratic freedoms. We go to Budapest to see what the erosion of democracy looks like and we find that many of Orban's strategies are being studied by politicians elsewhere.

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Dismantling Democracy in Hungary

Dismantling Democracy in Hungary

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at a press conference at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, on February 17, 2025. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at a press conference at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, on February 17, 2025.

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In his fifteen years as prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban has steadily chipped away at his country's democratic freedoms. We go to Budapest to see what the erosion of democracy looks like and we find that many of Orban's strategies are being studied by politicians elsewhere.