nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/007256083a7952f6 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260602s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/007256083a7952f6 doi eng 342 23 Halmai, Gábor Author aut The Rise and Fall of the Mafia-State in Hungary - Seizing the Constitutional Moment Halmai, Gábor Verfassungsblog 2026-06-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Ever since the elections, there has been a sense of euphoria sweeping the country that surpasses even the democratic transition of 1989. Yet, one of the key lessons drawn from both the revolutionary 1989 and the counter-revolutionary 2011 constitution-making processes is that both were elite-driven, lacking any participatory dimension – which may have contributed to the fall of liberal democracy. Today, the overwhelming euphoria could yet channel itself into genuine “constitutional enthusiasm”. Perhaps Hungary has yet another chance to seize that constitutional moment. CC BY-SA 4.0 Constitutional Moment Fidesz Orban Ungarn constitutional enthusiasm (DE-588)4078541-5 gnd Ungarn Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-mafia-state-in-hungary/ raw object