Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.
The power Orbán had accrued in those early days made it possible for him to systematically and secretively erode the fairness of Hungarian elections in the coming years. By the time he was up for reelection in 2014, the opposition barely had a chance. In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time.
Vox: Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.