Perversely, the reason is exactly because the country was relatively well off in the previous system, there was no great revolution to clean out the elite.
Different system of government, but the same regime.
Yet they chose to join EU, and then work against it?
Hungary was among the more progressive countries before the Soviet Union collapsed, so I still think it’s kind of Ironic they are now so backwards compared to many neighbors they used to be ahead of.
Perversely, the reason is exactly because the country was relatively well off in the previous system, there was no great revolution to clean out the elite.
Different system of government, but the same regime.
Yet they chose to join EU, and then work against it?
Hungary was among the more progressive countries before the Soviet Union collapsed, so I still think it’s kind of Ironic they are now so backwards compared to many neighbors they used to be ahead of.