Diaspora Voters Constrain Hungary’s Foreign Policy

Granting citizenship to ethnic diasporas creates a domestic political bloc whose preferences limit how much any new government can pivot on sensitive foreign‑policy issues without risking political backlash. Even an opposition that wins on anti‑Orbán themes must craft cautious positions on Ukraine, Russia, the EU, and kin‑state issues because those voters are a durable electoral constituency. — Shows how institutional choices about citizenship and voting reach beyond elections to shape foreign policy and European security calculations.