Hungary
Understanding Hungarian politics means looking beyond Budapest. As the country nears its watershed April 12 election, the countryside is in sharp focus.
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April 7, 2026
Hungary’s Election: It’s the Villages, Stupid
Understanding Hungarian politics means looking beyond Budapest. As the country nears its watershed April 12 election, the countryside is in sharp focus.
April 7, 2026
Hungary’s Moment of Truth
What will happen when Hungarians vote on April 12? What comes after that? These questions loom before Hungary's most contested elections yet.
March 26, 2026
Europe’s Democratic Backsliding Is Spreading Like Malware
The danger is not only that Slovakia is becoming Hungary. It is that Orbán's style of politics is prevailing across all of Europe.
March 9, 2026
Orbán Seeks Electoral Gold From Ukraine Hostility
The Hungarian leader is taking increasingly pugnacious positions against Ukraine as a make-or-break election nears.
February 24, 2026
More Western, Less Eastern – A Post-Orbán Hungary
If Hungary’s opposition successfully unseats Viktor Orbán, relations with Brussels will improve. But only up to a point.
December 22, 2025
Grim Tidings for Hungary’s Rulers This Christmas
Polls show the governing party is taking a hit from Hungary’s child abuse scandal.
October 6, 2025
The Electoral Revenge of Czech ‘Pork-Eaters’
The Czech Republic will not become a Hungarian-style illiberal state, despite the defeat of its pro-Ukrainian government.
September 29, 2025
Can Orbán Cling to Power?
After four consecutive terms as prime minister, Viktor Orbán is trailing in polling for Hungary’s April election. Would he accept defeat?
August 21, 2025
The Man With Viktor Orbán in His Sights
Hungary’s premier has held the role in a vise-like grip for 15 years, but faces the most serious challenge yet at next-year’s election.