Hungary is a self-proclaimed "Illiberal Democracy." That is, you can vote in Hungary, but it won't change much. In Hungary, the media is owned by the country's President or by his friends only.
Most of the Hungarian media frog-marched themselves into servitude. Those media companies that did not support the current regime were nationalized by the President or forced to sell to the President's allies. Now, in any matter, the media lines up behind him, the same as the Chinese and Russian press do for their leaders.
It is not Mussolini-type fascism. It is more insidious than that. But it follows a trajectory that the Republicans admire. The Republicans have invited the President of Hungary, Viktor Orban, to conservative conclaves in the United States and held Conservative PACs in Hungary.
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To start this descent into an illiberal democracy- the media, which is nominally independent, has decided to not endorse a pick for President after decades of endorsements. In this case, "the media" refers to 2nd and 3rd largest city newspapers in the country - The Washington Post and LA Times, both owned by a multi-millionaire (or a billionaire) owner trying to stay on Trump's good side, should he win.
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From Reporters Without Borders:
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