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Rebuilding democracy in Hungary

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (John Thys/Pool via AP)
John Thys/Pool via AP
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (John Thys/Pool via AP)

Over the course of his 16 years as Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán eroded the country’s democratic institutions. Now, a new government is in power and is working to fix it.

NPR’s Rob Schmitz reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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