nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20260512-173541-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260512s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20260512-173541-0 doi eng 342 23 Bodnar, Adam Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-5646-2456 Polish Lessons for the Hungarian Transition - Regaining the Trust of Institutions and Citizens Bodnar, Adam Verfassungsblog 2026-05-12 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The victory of Péter Magyar and TISZA Party in the parliamentary elections of 12 April 2026 may be seen as a useful illustration of the theory of competitive authoritarianism developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way. It suggests that even under uneven political conditions, electoral victory remains possible when an opposition movement is well organized, presents a credible program, and effectively capitalizes on the weaknesses and mistakes of the incumbent government. Consequently, claims about the demise of liberal democracy appear to be premature. CC BY-SA 4.0 Hungarian Transition Hungary Poland Rule of Law Ungarn (DE-588)4078541-5 gnd Ungarn Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/polish-lessons-for-the-hungarian-transition/ raw object