Apr 28, 2022 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described his country’s anti-LGBTQ law as an effort to prevent gay people from preying on children; Pushaw described Florida’s law as an “anti-grooming ...

Apr 20, 2023 · Earlier that year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a thumping victory of his own, securing his fourth consecutive term in office. He beat the candidate put forward by the united opposition, Péter Márki-Zay, by almost exactly the …

Apr 28, 2023 · Not only has Orbán spoken at CPAC and with Trump, but, recently, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently met with the new Hungarian President Katalin Novak, who is a close ally to Orbán and heavily funded by him. In early March, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Florida) condemned DeSantis for enacting fascist policies in Florida. “He is abusing ...

Feb 27, 2023 · Many on the American right admire the way Orban uses the power of the state against cultural liberalism, but few are imitating him as faithfully as the Florida governor and likely Republican...

Apr 29, 2022 · Whatever one thinks of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor’s agenda and tactics both have plenty of precedent outside of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.

Aug 8, 2022 · DeSantis’s methodical undoing of the Democratic process and the Orwellian language used to mischaracterize it closely parallel Orban. Both clamor for a return to “Christian” values, stoking...

May 24, 2022 · Attendees were welcomed with an opening speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who instructed them on how the “international liberal left” was defeated. Mr. Orban has received attention in...

Jan 23, 2024 · Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary has always been closer aligned with President Trump than with Governor DeSantis. Even almost a year ahead of the primaries, at CPAC Hungary in May 2023, PM Orbán showed his clear preference in …

Viktor Mihály Orbán [1] (Hungarian: [ˈviktor ˈorbaːn] ⓘ; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has also led the Fidesz political party since 2003, and previously from 1993 to 2000. He was re-elected as prime minister in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Apr 30, 2022 · DeSantis, who has built a profile as a pugilistic culture warrior with eyes on the presidency, has steadily put together a policy agenda with strong echoes of Orbán’s governing ethos — one in...