When Viktor Orban was narrowly voted out of office for the first time in 2002, he went through a deep personal crisis. "The homeland cannot be in the opposition!" he said at the time. In other words, according to his image of himself, only he and his Fidesz party could truly represent the interests of the Hungarian nation ; he was its sole legitimate representative. The statement left a deep impression on the Hungarian public. It was the experience of 2002 that prompted Orban from 2010 to use