translate English to German: A ruthless program to absorb his political rivals on the right has helped Orban's FIDESZ party become nearly equal in size to his Socialist rivals on the left.
Ein schonungsloses Programm, das seine politischen Gegner vereinnahmen soll, hat Orbans FIDESZ-Partei dazu verholfen, fast so stark zu werden wie seine sozialistischen Rivalen.