A new era in Hungary? – Viktor Orbán has been the Prime Minister for 10 years – video

Some Hungarians say that he should remain in the chair of the PM for many more decades since his government brought a new golden age for the country. Meanwhile, others say that his administration marks a soft or even a hard dictatorship in Hungary during which his party, Fidesz, tries to dominate not only politics with its 2/3rd majority but also almost all segments of life like the media or the economy. Historians will probably ever argue about the assessment of the ‘Orbán-era’ but, inevitably, they will debate about it even decades later.

Even his opponents acknowledge that Viktor Orbán is not the prime minister of Hungary by accident and his political skills are unique. In Europe, Viktor Orbán is the longest-serving, democratically elected PM following Angela Merkel which is special already in itself since, in Hungary, every government lost the elections after 1990 except for Ferenc Gyurcsány in 2006. Moreover, Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party together with the Christian Democrats

won three consecutive landslide victories on democratic elections

resulting in 2/3rd majority in 2010, 2014 and 2018. Therefore, many think that the period starting on May 29, 2010, marks the beginning of the Orbán-era instead of just a change in the governments leading the country.

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Viktor Orbán was already a PM once between 1998 and 2002, but then he had to work together with two other parties who bound his hands in many issues and could not act that freely as he wanted. After 2010; however, he has been the PM with the support of the Fidesz and the Christian Democrats

but these parties do not oppose his will

in any issues but voted as it was told them.

According to Viktor Orbán, in 2010, the country was in a terrible economic, social etc. state barely evading bankruptcy after the 2008 financial crisis. Based on their communication, the PM not only managed to deal with the severe economic problems but, between 2010 and 2020, he could set Hungary on a growth path. It is an undeniable fact that from 2010 on the Hungarian economy grew but critics say that the reason behind it is not the work of the government but the increase of the world economy. Furthermore, they say that PM Orbán and his administration attracted many foreign investors; however, they created mostly low added value jobs with bad salaries. Therefore,