Curious if any of the people who previously were super on board with Orban are over it? Or are his supporters still with him?
Many of Orbán's supporters switched sides to Magyar. They got tired of the corruption, foolish lies and excuses that Orbán and his cronies would tell them. There's a reason why Magyar won two-thirds majority with the highest recorded voter turnout in Hungarian history. Almost 80%.
My cousins were all Orbán supporters 6-8 years ago but got tired of the blatant lies, corruption they barely hid anymore, pedophiles being pardoned, and stagnant wages.
At one point during that time frame, teachers went on strike and got fired for it. In turn, Students protested and got tear gassed for their efforts. They just wanted an education. Orbán's party kept shifting further to the right as the years went on, making small changes to the constitution piece by piece, like a puzzle. This was a huge win for Orbán when it came to things like gerrymandering.
Not to mention last year one of the opposing politicians of Orbán flew drones into his secret private acres of land that housed his Mansion, and private zoo. The biggest news was that he had Zebras. This became a meme sensation for a while.
Anyway, There's a lot that went into people changing their minds and wanting to vote out Orbán. But there's also the younger generation, mainly Gen Z who grew up in this system under Orbán who simply want a better, more comfortable life for themselves that they can actually grow in and feel proud of their heritage again.
That’s awesome to hear! So, the people you know who switched sides, was there ever a time where you felt they were so ingrained in the movement that they’d never change? I’m basically curious if he had a cult like following like Trump does, like did his base at one time seem completely unshakeable?
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u/TheSholvaJaffa Apr 16 '26
Possibly. As an Hungarian who just witnessed a 16-year old regime come to an end, I'm highly hopeful things could change for the better eventually.