The Europeans5d ago

NEW EPISODE

Europe’s been buzzing with elections lately - but this week, we’re focusing on arguably the most monumental election of 2026: On 12 April, Hungarians could choose to end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign.

Is the EU's most illiberal leader on his way out?

Listen here: https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/the-end-of-orban

The end of Orbán? — The Europeans

It has been 16 years since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party assumed power in Hungary – and it might have begun to feel like things could never change. But with a parliamentary election just around the corner, there’s now a glimmer – a hint! a twinkle! – of hope that Europe’s most illiberal government cou

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Show threadMārtiņš Bruņenieks5d ago
@europeanspodcast is Orban more illiberal than Lukashenko? Anyway, off to listen to the episode.
Show threadGabriel Pettier5d ago
@papuass @europeanspodcast I assume they meant the EU rather than continental europe, Belaruss is not part of the former. Dunno how Orbán would behave if Hungary was outside of the EU, but Lukashenko sure is more of a dictator than him currently.
Show threadVojtěch Horký5d ago
@tshirtman @papuass @europeanspodcast Yeah, ‘European’ is to the EU what ‘American’ is to the US. Need to keep up the confusion.
Show threadThe Europeans5d ago
@VojtechHorky @tshirtman @papuass Apologies! You're all exactly right. I should have written: "Is the EU's most illiberal leader on his way out". I'm going to change it in the show notes, in the post and on the website.
Show threadMārtiņš Bruņenieks
@europeanspodcast @VojtechHorky @tshirtman thank you, this never meant to be a highly contested competition
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