Bloomberg: Orban Says He Seeks to End Liberal Democracy in Hungary
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-28/orban-says-he-seeks-to-end-liberal-democracy-in-hungary.htmlaka: Illiberalization on the Western Front
"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he wants to abandon liberal
democracy in favor of an “illiberal state,” citing Russia and Turkey as
examples....
Orban said civil society organizations receiving funding from abroad need
to be monitored as he considers those to be agents of foreign powers.
“We’re not dealing with civil society members but paid political activists
who are trying to help foreign interests here,” Orban said. “It’s good
that a parliamentary committee has been set up to monitor the influence of
foreign monitors.”
Orban’s steps mirror those of Russia under Putin, where non-governmental
organizations that accept foreign money must register as “foreign agents.”
Putin orchestrated a crackdown on NGOs in 2012 after he faced the biggest
street protests in more than a decade after elections.
