The Constitutional Coup and the Building of an Authoritarian Regime in Hungary

Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party are dismantling democratic Hungary as we have known it since 1990. A large crowd attends a demonstration organised by the former government party-coalition Fidesz–KDNP (Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance and the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) to protest against the 17th amendment to Hungary’s constitution, in front of the Sándor Palace in Budapest on July 9, 2026. - ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP I belong to the generation that brought about genuine regime change in Hungary. I had the privilege of being part of the overthrow of the communist regime, when, in 1990, after decades...