As a part of the EU, Hungary is supposed to promote European values, but this law goes against the fundamental human rights of political and journalistic freedom. Not only does itthis law allow for intrusive investigations into political groups, opposition parties, and universities, but it also publicly identifies those under its watch, thus stigmatizing them nationally. Budapest cannot be allowed to threaten its citizens just because they oppose the ruling party.
The EU no longer believes in European values, which is why it hates the current Hungarian government. This law was first created in response to the US covertly funding NGOs with links to the US Democratic Party, which is a blatant violation of national sovereignty. As the elites in Washington and Brussels push for more war across the globe and radical social ideologies at home, Budapest is simply trying to retain its beloved culture and values.
There is a 5% chance that Hungary will leave the EU before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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