"The political earthquake that Hungary experienced on Monday, when the party opposing Orbán won two-thirds of the seats in Parliament, was unimaginable a year and a half ago."
"Across rural Hungary-the source of Orbán's base-small civic groups were forming in places where civil society had all but disappeared."
"Dozens of them began to emerge in unlikely places-at least 200 by the time of the election, adding up to tens of thousands of members."
"These groups, though inspired by this new flashpoint of opposition, functioned independently and were not formally connected to the party."
Hungary experienced a significant political shift when the opposition party won two-thirds of parliamentary seats, a change unimaginable a year and a half prior. Small civic groups, named Tisza Islands, emerged across rural areas, where civil society had diminished. These groups, inspired by the opposition party Tisza, functioned independently and grew in number, with estimates ranging from 200 to 1,200. This grassroots movement indicated a potential turning point in Hungary's political landscape, challenging the dominance of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's party, Fidesz.
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