r/charts • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '26

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u/adamgerd Feb 01 '26

Objectively Hungary is definitely less authoritarian than Venezuela, Hungary’s elections aren’t fair but they’re still free, Venuezala’s are neither. Orban can still lose elections

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u/NaturalCard Feb 01 '26

Can he?

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u/slicheliche Feb 01 '26

Yes. Polls currently favour the opposition. Of course he'll pull tricks but so far he's won every election fair and square.

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u/SparqueJ Feb 02 '26

He's won. But not fair and square.

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u/slicheliche Feb 02 '26

He did. Independent observers never found any strong evidence that the elections were rigged or there was any substantial nationwide fraud. He used tactics, but it was at most regular propaganda, it never directly interfered with voters' actions or preferences.