As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister\u2019s loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracy<\/p>\n
Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s electoral loss was a slap<\/a> in the face for Donald Trump and JD Vance, who had enthusiastically endorsed<\/a> Europe\u2019s most visible<\/a> autocrat but proved unable to salvage his candidacy. But Hungarian voters\u2019 12 April rejection of Orb\u00e1n also holds important lessons for Americans who hope to resist Trump\u2019s own autocratic tendencies. As the November midterm elections approach, here are a few takeaways:<\/p>\n Prioritize opposition unity<\/strong>. Orb\u00e1n was defeated by a broad coalition led by P\u00e9ter Magyar under the banner of his new Tisza party. The opposition\u2019s unity mattered. As some Democrats remain wedded to purity tests, refusing<\/a> to make common cause with people who reject one or more progressive tenets, Hungarians from across<\/a> the political spectrum joined hands in the shared goal of defeating Orb\u00e1n. For them, the debate between right and left paled<\/a> in importance compared to the need to redeem Hungary\u2019s democracy. Some political parties even refrained from fielding<\/a> candidates, sacrificing their immediate interests to avoid dividing the anti-Orb\u00e1n vote.<\/p>\n Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister\u2019s loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracy Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s electoral loss was a slap in the face for Donald Trump and JD Vance, who had enthusiastically endorsed Europe\u2019s most visible autocrat but proved unable to salvage his candidacy. But Hungarian voters\u2019 12 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}