Hegemon's fall? Orbán fights for political survival

On 7 November, he met Donald Trump at the White House. After that, a government spokesperson Péter Szijártó announced "historical success". The media, linked to the Camp of Power, were glad that now Hungary no longer had to fear the ‘Shant of Brussels’ and that ‘the household celebrations of Christmas were saved’ due to the fact that the prices of energy resources would not rise. The Pester Lloyd portal commented that these government boasts are "a combination of half-truths, distractions and self-hypnosis directed towards interior policy needs".