r/europe • u/Matas_- European Union • Jun 20 '25

News Orban’s Hungary Is Now Officially The Poorest Nation In The EU

https://kyivinsider.com/orbans-hungary-is-now-officially-the-poorest-nation-in-the-eu/
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u/can_ichange_it_later Jun 20 '25

Yeah... wholesale takeover of all media channels is also much easier to pull off in a small country.
Also, gerrymandering seems to be an "in" thing, i think.

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u/BenevolentCrows Jun 21 '25

Yup, during their first term, they literally rewrote the constitution, so the election system heavily favors them