New piece out for @carnegieendowment.org on an important but underappreciated aspect of Hungary’s 2026 opposition victory: how grassroots civic action disrupted Fidesz’s vote-buying and voter intimidation efforts and helped protect election integrity.
Hanna Folsz
🆕 How do you defeat autocrats who cheat in elections? In Hungary, thousands of civic volunteers fought back against vote buying, proving grassroots action can protect democratic integrity.
@hannafolsz.bsky.social writes about the 2 lessons for
@carnegieendowment.org 👇👇
An innovative grassroots civic initiative helped defend the integrity of Hungary’s recent elections, with significant impact on the results and positive lessons for other contexts of democratic backsl...
