“…Many Fidesz interviewees anticipated serving as higher-ranked, national party representatives in the near F I G U R E 1 Percentage of total major party candidates for city council run by Fidesz or Fidesz-KDNP future (local politician, interview, June 15, 2016, site 1, number 1; June 15, 2016, site 1, number 2; June 20, 2016, site 3, number 1; June 20, 2016, site 3, number 2; June 20, 2016, site 3, number 3; June 23, 2016, site 4, number 1). The capture of ambitious local politicians is an important strategy in establishing long-term control, given that the rise of local-level opposition has proven crucial in eroding other cases of single-party dominance (Diaz-Cayeros & Magaloni, 2001;Lucardi, 2016).…”