With Fidesz opposing Juncker’s candidacy for Commission President, it is time for the European People’s Party to reconsider its support for Viktor Orbán

Wachs, Johannes (2014) With Fidesz opposing Juncker’s candidacy for Commission President, it is time for the European People’s Party to reconsider its support for Viktor Orbán. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (03 Jun 2014). Website.

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Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party retained a comfortable majority in Hungary’s parliament in national elections in April and received more than 50 per cent of the Hungarian vote in the European Parliament elections in May. Johannes Wachs writes that while Fidesz has received criticism from a number of actors within the EU, including the European Commission, the European People’s Party (EPP) has consistently defended Viktor Orbán’s policies. He argues that with Fidesz now opposing the selection of Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission President, it is time for the EPP to take a stronger line against Orbán’s government.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2017 13:30
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 13:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71941

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