# Orban

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- Book: [Orban](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-lendvai/orban) ([Orban.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-lendvai/orban.md))
- Authors: [Paul Lendvai](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-lendvai)
- Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers
- ISBN: 978-17-8738-220-6
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2019-09-26
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A no-holds-barred biography of Viktor Orbán, the most successful--and arguably most dangerous--politician in Hungarian history. Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, and deep-rooted corruption, Prime Minister Orbán has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. More than any other EU leader, he wields undisputed power over his people. Orbán''s ambitions are far-reaching. Hailed by governments and far-right politicians as the champion of a new anti-Brussels nationalism, his ruthless crackdown on refugees, his open break with normative values and his undisguised admiration for Presidents Putin and Trump pose a formidable challenge to the survival of liberal democracy in a divided Europe. Mining exclusive documents and interviews, celebrated journalist Paul Lendvai sketches the extraordinary rise of Orbán, an erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. His compelling portrait reveals a man with unfettered power.