Viktor Orbán: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Cato Institute - How Viktor Orbán’s Hungary Eroded the Rule of Law and Free Markets. Aug 27, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 27, 2026
Updates: minor Apr 13, 2026
Noted that he had conceded defeat in the 2026 elections and added a Top Questions section. Apr 12, 2026
Updated for the 2026 general election. Apr 10, 2026
Revised tense of verbs in first paragraph, enhanced photo caption. Apr 30, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 26, 2024
Corrected display issue. Oct 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Viktor Orb�n. Jan 13, 2023
Added a description of the April 2022 parliamentary election. Apr 05, 2022
Added a description of Hungary's response to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and of the passage of anti-LGBTQ legislation. Jul 02, 2021
Replaced photograph. Jul 22, 2020
Changed “Wuhan coronavirus” to “COVID-19.” May 20, 2020
Noted that in March 2020, Parliament gave Orbán the power to rule by decree in response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Apr 14, 2020
Add new Web site: Academia - Hungary: Viktor Orb�n's Authoritarian Regime. Sep 26, 2019
Added descriptions of Fidesz's suspension from the EEP and of the results of the May 2019 European Parliament election. Jun 05, 2019
Added a description of events leading up to the European Parliament's September 2018 vote to sanction Hungary. Sep 14, 2018
Added the results of the April 2018 election, which returned Orbán to power. Apr 09, 2018
Described the events leading up to and the results of the October 2, 2016, referendum on the EU's migrant resettlement policy. Oct 04, 2016
Added a discussion of the perceived factors behind Fidesz's electoral success in 2014 and description of Orbán's response to the European migrant crisis in 2015. Sep 16, 2015
Added description of government's policies from 2010 to 2013 and noted Fidesz's victory in 2014 national parliamentary elections. May 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of Orban Viktor. May 01, 2013
Updated to note new tenure as prime minister. Jun 18, 2010
Media added. Jun 18, 2010
New article added. Apr 13, 2010
Updated to reflect April 2010 elections. Apr 13, 2010
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