| Description |
viii, 273 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The personal touch -- 2. The long climb from bottom to top -- 3. The rise and fall of a shooting star -- 4. The road to the first victory -- 5. The young comet -- 6. The gravedigger of the left -- 7. A mega-scandal: Gyurcsány's 'lie speech' -- 8. Orbán's victory in the cold civil war -- 9. The earthquake -- 10. The new conquest -- 11. The end of the separation of powers -- 12. The national liberation struggle -- 13. A questionable election victory -- 14. The price of 'Orbánisation' -- 15. Power, greed and corruption -- 16. The great and good of the court -- 17. Hungary's 'Führer democracy' -- 18. 'The most dangerous man in the EU' -- 19. The end of the regime cannot be foreseen. |
| Summary |
A no-holds-barred biography of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, 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, Orbán 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. Orbán's 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. |
| Subject |
Orbán, Viktor, 1963-
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Prime ministers -- Hungary -- Biography.
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Hungary -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Spine Title |
Orbán : Europe's new strongman |
| ISBN |
9780190874865 (hc) |
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0190874864 |
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