Since exploding onto the political scene last February, Péter Magyar had completely upended Hungarian politics and has Orbán and his cronies in a state of panic. My latest piece for The Bulwark.

“IF IT KEEPS ON RAINING, [the] levee’s going to break”— these lines from Led Zeppelin’s classic could be used to convey the strain Viktor Orbán’s regime has come under since Péter Magyar emerged out of nowhere to reconfigure Hungarian politics. Independent polls consistently show Magyar’s new party, Tisza, leading Orbán’s Fidesz by at least several percentage points…..

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Categories: Hungary, Opinion, Politics

Tags: Hungary, Péter Magyar, Politics, Viktor Orbán