Orbán: Hungary's Strongman by Lendvai, 2024 Paul NEUF

Product Name: Orbán: Hungary's Strongman by Lendvai, 2024 Paul NEUF
EAN：9780190874865 UPC：9780190874865 ISBN：9780190874865 2024 MPN：N/A Format：Hardback, 224 pages
A no-holds-barred biography of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has become a pivotal figure in European politics since 2010, this is the first English- language study of the erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, generating fear of migrants and deep-rooted corruption, Orban has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. He holds unfettered power in Hungary and is regarded as the single most powerful leader within the European Union. Orbans ambitions are far-reaching. Hailed by governments and far-right politicians as a symbol of a new anti-Brussels nationalism, his ruthless crackdown on refugees, his open break with normative values and his undisguised admiration for Presidents Putin and Trump mean he poses a formidable challenge to Angela Merkel and the survival of liberal democracy in a divided Europe. Drawing on access to exclusive
documents and numerous interviews, celebrated veteran journalist Paul Lendvai paints a compelling portrait of the most successful and, arguably, most dangerous politician in Hungarian history.
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