Hungary
Fidesz
National conservatism / illiberal democracy
Has governed Hungary since 2010 under Viktor Orbán, who describes the model as an illiberal state. Combines family-focused transfers and state-directed industry with restrictions on media, courts and universities.
- Founded
- 1988
- Positions as of
- 2022 parliamentary election programme
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Wealth and inequality
Large family policy transfers including income tax exemption for mothers of four or more children, alongside sectoral taxes on foreign-owned banks and retailers.
Power and its limits
Rewrote the constitution in 2011 and restructured the courts, media authority and electoral system; EU institutions have found systemic rule-of-law breaches.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Well documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Documented
Crime and punishment
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Election Programme · Fidesz–KDNP · 2022
- Report on the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of EU values · European Parliament · 2022
Logo: Fiatal.Demokraták.Szövetsége 1990-1998.png · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons.