Georgian opposition supporters rally to protest results of the parliamentary elections that showed a win for the ruling Georgian Dream party, outside the parliament building in central Tbilisi on Oct. 28, 2024.
Orban’s Fidesz party and the Georgian Dream party have also tapped into anti-Western narratives that have gained traction across Europe. The rhetoric often centers on portraying the West as decadent and in decline, a narrative that finds strong echoes in Russian propaganda.
“There’s a common thread running through the messaging of Russian propaganda, Georgian Dream and Orban — that the West is decadent, and these countries should place their bets elsewhere rather than in the West,” Rohac said.
This anti-Western sentiment is often couched in the language of “traditional values” and opposition to LGBTQ rights, a tactic aimed at appealing to domestic audiences, said the AEI’s Rohac.
“For Orban, the most important consideration is staying in power,” Rohac said. “Sometimes that means turning against LGBTQ rights. Georgian Dream is doing the same. I don’t think this really reflects a deep commitment to cultural conservatism.”
The West’s lack of a coherent strategy for the post-Soviet space has also contributed to the rise of leaders like Orban and their allies, Zarqua said.
“The West is not as attractive as it was during the unipolar moment of the 1990s and 2000s,” he said.
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