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This commentary discusses the impact of the financial crisis on the democracies of the ten post-communist countries of the EU. According to the author, the crisis created a major stress test for democracy in these "EU-10" countries. The majority of them passed the test, some with flying colors. Hungary, however, one of the early front-runners of democratic transition, has so far failed the test and three others have so far rated only a weak “pass” on the political side despite their positive economic results.