In the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed the results in two European elections that will change the way the EU will be moving forward. In Hungary, the 16-year rule of Victor Orban has come to an end in a closely watched contest. The result was met with a collective sigh of relief in European capitals, which had long been frustrated by Orban’s obstruction of a unified EU stance on key issues – most notably Ukraine.
Yet the celebration of Orban’s defeat, often (and perhaps prematurely) interpreted as a broader rejection of the far right – or what he termed “illiberal
