Bloomberg: PM Orbán is not another Putin, he is more sophisticated
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According to Bloomberg, he uses more sophisticated methods in building up his power than the Russian president. Thus, the differences between the two strong men outweigh the similarities yet. The news portal’s journalist asked Orbán loyalists and members of the civil society groups that have come under attack lately by the Hungarian government. Our summary of the report.
According to Bloomberg’s journalist, Orbán and Putin share the same goal: sovereignty. This means not allowing any foreign force (multinational companies, Western countries, NGOs) to make decisions on their nations’ behalf.
The elections are real
According to Bloomberg’s Leonid Barshidsky, there are considerable differences between the elections in Russia and Hungary. For example, in Russia, there was up to 10 million fake votes for Putin. In contrast,
in Hungary there were only some voting irregularities,
thus, no one suggested massive falsification.
In contrast, in Russia, there is no genuine political competition, and local officials pressure public employees to vote for Putin. Though there is information that this happened in Hungary as well, Bloomberg does not mention it. However, the author included the opinion of the observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In this, they wrote that the government’s and the ruling coalition’s message ubiquitously overlapped regarding anti-migration, anti-Brussels, anti-UN and anti-Soros.
Barshidsky asked Gergely Gulyas, head of ruling party Fidesz’s parliamentary faction, as well on his opinion on the similarities between Putin’s and Obán’s victory. “I’ve read articles comparing Orban and Trump with Putin and Erdogan, but it’s part of some journalistic reality” – said Gulyas.
“If they weren’t complete morons, the opposition could have beaten Orban”
– investment fund manager Viktor Zsiday concluded to Barshidsky.