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The EPP once made the grave mistake of ignoring clear signs of an authoritarian agenda. It took a decade for them to accept who Victor Orbán really was. Europe has paid high price for that error. The EPP should not repeat it

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Are Christian Democrats ushering in the extreme right?

It is sometimes said that rightwing extremists could never gain power if conservatives did not ally with them. This is true in most cases. Distinguishing the right from the extreme right is a critical issue for democracy today.

A few years ago, I was involved in workshops where we brought together politicia...

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The EPP once made the grave mistake of ignoring clear signs of an authoritarian agenda. It took a decade for them to accept who Victor Orbán really was. Europe has paid high price for that error. The EPP should not repeat it

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Michael Meyer-Resende is the executive director of Democracy Reporting International, a non-partisan NGO in Berlin that supports political participation.

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