Demonstrator hokds a placard reading "See you (never) Viktor" when thousands gather in front of the Parliament in central Budapest, Hungary, on June 10. Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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People walk past Hungary's parliament building in Budapest in May. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Hungarian police remove a protester blocking the entrance of the Parliament building in Budapest on April 14, as Hungarian lawmakers were expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for certain groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's "Easter cleanup" against his domestic opponents. Peter Kohalmi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. The annual four day conference geared toward energizing and connecting conservative youth hosts some of the country's leading conservative politicians and activists. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Hungary's parliament building as seen from Buda Castle, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved his office to. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption
In Hungary, Victor Orban is concentrating his power and dismantling democracy
Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, in Budapest, Hungary on Monday. Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP hide caption
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks during his annual international press conference in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Denes Erdos/AP hide caption
Former U.S. ambassador to Hungary discusses democratic decay under PM Orbán
In this photo issued by the Hungarian prime minister's press office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hold a meeting in Kyiv on Tuesday. Zoltan Fischer/Hungarian PM's Press Office/MTI/AP hide caption
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the crowd at the CPAC conference in Dallas on Thursday that they were fighting a "culture war." Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Hungary's autocratic leader tells U.S. conservatives to join his culture war
Ukrainian demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday. Olivier Matthys/AP hide caption
The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban
Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, center, and his wife Aniko Levai, left, cast their vote for general election in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. Petr David Josek/AP hide caption
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a news conference in Budapest on Feb. 17. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Activists pose for a photo after raising a large rainbow heart in front of Hungary's parliament building in Budapest on Thursday. The activists are protesting against a new law they say discriminates against and marginalizes LGBTQ people. Laszlo Balogh/AP hide caption
Hungary Bans LGBTQ Content From Schools, But Some Teachers Say They Will Defy It
Radio journalists work in the studio at the headquarters of the independent Hungarian radio station, the Klubradio in Budapest on Feb. 9. It was removed from the airways after the national media regulator would not renew its license, raising new press freedom concerns in the European Union member state. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media in Berlin on July 5, 2018. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Journalists Ervin Guth (left) and Ferenc Nimmerfroh work out of a small office in downtown Pecs, a city in southern Hungary. They and colleague Attila Babos started the independent news site Szabad Pecs (Free Pecs) after the local newspaper where they worked was purchased by a pro-government media company. Joanna Kakissis/NPR hide caption
Outlets Strive For Independence In Hungary, Where Most Media Back The Government
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech in front of the National Museum during Hungary's National Day celebrations on Friday in Budapest. Hungary's National Day celebrations commemorate the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy. Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators protesting against recent legislative measures introduced by the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stand outside parliament on Dec. 16, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images hide caption
Protests Grip Hungary In Response To Overtime Measure That Critics Call A 'Slave Law'
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) chose in January to visit Hungary's leader Viktor Orbán for his first international trip after taking office. Tamas Kovacs/AP hide caption
A poster with billionaire George Soros is pictured in July in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Hungary's Leader Proposes 'Stop Soros' Laws Against NGOs That Help Migrants
A student arrives at the Central European University in Budapest on the first day of classes in September 2016. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Making America Great Again - a nationalist slogan - has been the central theme of Donald Trump's presidential campaign AP hide caption