Thinkers and political figures
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Viktor Orbán
- Country
- Hungary
- Era
- b. 1963
- Tradition
- National conservatism, illiberal democracy
Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010, who has openly described his project as building an "illiberal state", rewriting the constitution, reshaping the courts and media, and campaigning against immigration and EU authority.
01
Documented positions
Documented positions come from the sources listed. Similarity is this project’s inference from those positions, and is a much weaker claim.
- Used a two-thirds majority to adopt a new Fundamental Law in 2011
- Described the goal as an "illiberal state" in a 2014 speech at Băile Tușnad
- Border fence and criminalisation of assistance to irregular migrants
- Constitutional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, and restrictions on LGBT content in schools
- Consolidation of media ownership under government-aligned foundations
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Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
56
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
44
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
20
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
10
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
94
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
74
Secular stateReligion in public life
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
10
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
20
PunishmentRehabilitation
Evidence: Documented
Dimensions left unscored, for want of evidence: Environment and growth
Sources
- Viktor Orbán, Speech at Băile Tușnad · 2014
- Resolution on the situation of the rule of law in Hungary · European Parliament · 2022
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