Orbán's biggest American fan still stands by the fallen prime minister, but has distanced himself from Trump

The editor of Austria's largest tabloid believes democracy remains unbeatable despite its flaws. Klaus Hermann notes that while unfit candidates can be elected, they can also be removed. Following Trump's failure, there was global relief as it showed that autocratic politics can lead to success but can also result in downfall, especially when corruption escalates. The defeats of Jair Bolsonaro and Aleksandar Vucic illustrate that arrogance and poor governance eventually face consequences in the Western world. Notably, while it took time for former socialist states to experience this, it took only two years in America.