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Alexander Bor

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Post-doctoral Researcher, Democracy Institute, Central European University

Viktor Orbán’s propaganda machine and campaign of disinformation failed to convince voters, while Péter Magyar came across as the leader of a credible opposition. EPA/Tibor Illyes, photocosmos1/Shutterstock

April 13, 2026

Viktor Orbán’s election loss shows the limits of his propaganda machine

Alexander Bor, Central European University

Even controlling 80% of the media wasn’t enough in the face of a well-organised opposition.

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