ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the transformation of coalition governance in Hungary after 2008 with a special focus on the post-2010 compact period with three Orbán governments in power. The analysis will discuss how the new model of governance which differ from the party-based coalitions of the earlier period and will examine the impact of de-democratization on government formation and on governance patterns. Although the post-2010 governments include two parties, and some structural components of a coalition exist, the parties form an alliance in which the smaller party plays a minor role. As to the second aspect due to the de-democratization tendencies, the responsibility of both parties is diminished, and the political ideas and goals of the prime minister determine major government- and governance-related issues based on personal coalitions between a few political actors. While the economic crisis indirectly contributed to the creation of the new governance model, the immigration and the COVID crisis strengthened populist and authoritarian tendencies and personalized governance processes.
