Morning Edition | Weekend Edition Rebuilding democracy in Hungary NPR | By Rob Schmitz, Michael Levitt Published August 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM PDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:17 Over the course of his 16 years as Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán eroded the country's democratic institutions. Now a new government is in power and is working to fix it. Copyright 2026 NPR