Nationalism, a minimal state, and (certain) taxes: The economic platforms of the right-wing in Eastern Europe

Monday, May 27, 2024

Il Sole 24 Ore

Jobbik outlines key goals; Fidesz offers vague support. AUR, a right-wing party, gained traction via social media.

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Jobbik outlined five key political goals for its main candidate, Péter Róna: ensuring Hungary remains in the EU, excluding China and Russia, establishing a new democratic constitution, restoring local government autonomy for independent EU fund access, securing water resources against climate change, and halting declining living standards, migration, and rural depopulation. Fidesz did not release an electoral or economic program but encouraged supporters with messages like “Occupy Brussels and elect europarliamentarians who support peace.” The Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR), a right-wing/far-right party known for anti-Hungarian, anti-Western, anti-globalist, and Eurosceptic rhetoric, achieved surprising success in 2020 through social media use. During Covid-19, AUR expressed skepticism about the virus and resisted vaccination efforts, later shifting its stance on Ukraine to an anti-Ukrainian rhetoric ahead of the 2024 elections, with polls suggesting they are aiming for second place and plan to join the ECR group after the European elections.

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