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Fidesz turns to Brussels for help after years of blaming it

Original: Hungary's Fidesz spent 16 years blaming "Brussels" for everything. This week it wrote to Brussels for help. In a letter

Hungary's ruling party Fidesz, which spent 16 years campaigning against 'Brussels', has written to the European Union asking for help. In a letter to the EU's rule of law commissioner, Fidesz and its ally KDNP describe the new government's actions as a 'constitutional coup', citing among other things the arrests of two former ministers from the Orbán era. The appeal marks a striking reversal for a party that built its political identity on attacking EU institutions.

Why now: The irony of an EU-sceptic party now seeking EU intervention has made the letter a talking point.

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• Hungary's Fidesz spent 16 years blaming "Brussels" for everything. This week it wrote to Brussels for help. In a letter to the EU's rule of law commissioner, Fidesz and its ally KDNP call the new government's moves a "constitutional coup": two Orbán era ex-ministers arrested,… · AutokratDaily · 2

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