{"id":1882384,"date":"2026-04-14T19:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882384"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:47:04","slug":"how-hungarys-election-weakens-strongmen-in-eastern-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882384","title":{"rendered":"How Hungary\u2019s election weakens strongmen in Eastern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76761143_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 How Hungary\u2019s election weakens strongmen in Eastern Europe \" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>How Hungary\u2019s election weakens strongmen in Eastern Europe <\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"10:11\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76783487\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/DWVG\/DWVGENG260414_FocusHungary_PH_01SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5CAtL<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The\u00a0Hungarian\u00a0opposition&#8217;s\u00a0win\u00a0against\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary\/t-19110577\">Viktor Orban<\/a>\u00a0 may\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0pause\u00a0the\u00a0anti-democratic\u00a0turn\u00a0domestically. 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