Article: In Hungary, a worrisome trend toward repression
András B. Göllner (Concordia University) sees, "In Hungary, a worrisome trend toward repression", in an opinion piece published by the "Montreal Gazette" on 26 October 2011.
Excerpt: "100,000 people were ... protesting against the growing authoritarianism of ... the government of Viktor Orbán ... Hungary is the first European Union member state to cross the line separating democratic from autocratic governance. ... Canadian and U.S. scholars ... are blunt in their warnings: 'The virus of autocracy does not recognize international borders and ... rogue governments, such as Orbán's, ... will simply demonstrate to other would-be autocrats that the road is open toward autocracy in Europe and the rest of the world. ...'"
András B. Göllner (Concordia University) sees, "In Hungary, a worrisome trend toward repression", in an opinion piece published by the "Montreal Gazette" on 26 October 2011.
Excerpt: "100,000 people were ... protesting against the growing authoritarianism of ... the government of Viktor Orbán ... Hungary is the first European Union member state to cross the line separating democratic from autocratic governance. ... Canadian and U.S. scholars ... are blunt in their warnings: 'The virus of autocracy does not recognize international borders and ... rogue governments, such as Orbán's, ... will simply demonstrate to other would-be autocrats that the road is open toward autocracy in Europe and the rest of the world. ...'"
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