Applebaum: Orban mattered far beyond Hungary.

Because he was the first elected leader inside an EU and NATO democracy to openly call himself illiberal and openly talk about changing the political system from within the Western alliance. That made him a model. 2/ pic.twitter.com/v9knePXFy2

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 24 avril 2026

Applebaum: Orban mattered far beyond Hungary. Because he was the first elected leader inside an EU and NATO democracy to openly call himself illiberal and openly talk about changing the political system from within the Western alliance. That made him a model. 2/

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