The Hungarians themselves must defeat Orbán

After the EU Commission initiated legal proceedings against Hungary for violating the EU treaties the European Parliament followed suit on Thursday by adopting a resolution against the country. However in the end it is up to the Hungarian voters to get rid of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, writes the left-liberal weekly Magyar Narancs: "The creative and cunning way in which the Orbán government has undermined the democratic institutions in Hungary will be hard to criticise from a legal point of view. … It is a long time since Brussels has had to deal with a government that combats European values so shamelessly. … On the other hand it is in the interest of the Hungarian government to continue its 'struggle for freedom' without falling out completely with Brussels. Therefore Orbán and his government will no doubt make concessions to the EU in future. But since Orbán thrives on conflict future tensions between Budapest and Brussels are inevitable. … In the end, however, the truth is that not the EU Commission but Hungary's democrats must defeat Orbán." 

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