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With the election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump well underway, the results of this election will serve as one of the most consequential events in American history. At a time when an authoritarian world leader is threatening the safety and security of a whole continent, climate change continues to ravage the world’s environment, and misinformation runs rampant, this election will have massive implications for the world too. What is most important and interesting about this event, however, is the fact that so much of a single candidate’s political policies and standings are known to the public, specifically in relation to Project 2025 and Donald Trump, yet are little commented on or acknowledged by the candidates themselves.

In recent years, especially after Covid-19, Europe has seen a rise in far-right attitudes and change in the internal political systems of single states. Some far-right parties have encountered more support from the citizens, some governments changed directions altogether. Can this phenomenon be considered a consequence of the health crisis and to what extent was this development already apparent before the pandemic?

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s controversial stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine helps, primarily, himself. His anti-Ukrainian rhetoric as well as positioning himself as a “pro-Peace” force in Europe and protector of Hungarians bring him – duly needed – domestic plus points.