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Orban Blamed All of Hungary's Problems on a Jew – and Won, Big Time

The main lesson to be drawn from the Hungarian prime minister’s overwhelming victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election is that hate-mongering is more profitable than ever

Michael Colborne
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BUDAPEST – Viktor Orbán’s shows that, even in the 21st century, you can win an election by blaming all your country’s problems on a Jew.

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