Once again, illiberalism, no matter what fancy name or ideological cover is given to it, is always ultimately about facilitating theft.
There was a Fidesz ideologue who once said, "What you call corruption is the essence of the system." Seems he was right but we're just learning by how much. The Integrity Authority estimates Orban's rule cost Hungary €160B(!) in corruption. That equals ~2/3 of 🇭🇺 GDP. www.ft.com/content/0c44...
András Tóth-Czifra
Head of Hungary’s anti-graft body says €160bn may have been siphoned off during ex-PM’s 16 years in power
