The one and a half year-long political campaign, which has been the most expensive one ever in Hungary, was not enough for a valid referendum. The 40% voter turnout shows that the campaign considerably underperformed the governing party’s expectations, the representatives of which had been talking a

With the anti-quota referendum, one of the gravest dangers of illiberal politics seems to be materialising: the leadership’s reaction is making the tools of direct democracy (besides those of representative democracy) meaningless

This report outlines migration trends and the political dynamics on this issue in Hungary

Our studies on the domestic aspects of the refugee crisis summarise and evaluate data on migration, analyse its political consequences, and offer a regional outlook on V4 countries.

Study on the Orbán Government’s rhetoric and policy measures with regard to refugee, asylum and migration issues

Egy illiberális vízió eddigi hatásai a magyar politikai berendezkedésre – tanulmány a jelenlegi magyar politikai berendezkedésről és a gyakran kormányzati/kormányfői vízióként meghatározott „illiberá

The policy paper looks at deficiencies in the election system from the perspective of political interests and wishes to make review recommendations exclusively in cases where a basic election principle is violated or the potential for serious fraud is detected.

This study summarizes the findings of Political Capital’s research on the nature and tendencies of political trust.

Hungary's Migration Debate - an article by Péter Krekó and Attila Juhász in Foreign Affairs

Summary of the study by Átlátszó, K-Monitor, Political Capital and Transparency International Hungary

Fidesz rewrites the rules in the middle of the game and is ready to change the local election system to suit its own purposes.

Fidesz has implemented the most significant changes in the electoral system since the transition. Below, we summarize the most important changes based on their impact on the electoral results.