Hungary's Fall Clears Path for a More Centralized EU

The transformation of the European Union into an increasingly centralized structure—what many describe as the "United States of Europe"—is now closer than ever after Fidesz's defeat in Hungary. As soon as the new Hungarian government's victory was confirmed, Ursula von der Leyen declared that Hungary was "returning to its European path."

It sounded like a congratulatory remark. In reality, it signaled that the EU's main sovereigntist stronghold has fallen.