Umjesto jačanja demokratske politike, period nakon pridruživanja donio je rascjepkane vlade u ćorsokaku, koalicije formirane od nesložnih partija s neusklađenim filozofijama, i u slučaju Mađarske, erupciju političkih tenzija u javni gnjev.
Instead of a consolidation of democratic politics, the post-accession period has seen fragmented, stalemated governments, coalitions formed by mismatched parties with incompatible philosophies, and in Hungary's case an eruption of political tensions into public anger.