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Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Hungary and the defeat of illiberal democracy

With the Tisza party taking office in Hungary, attention has turned to how this victory was achieved – not as an abstract political question, but through the lived experiences of Hungarians who opposed Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy and came together to defeat it. Eva Cartwright and Flora Hevesi, two such activists, join us for a dynamic and heartfelt conversation exploring what life under Fidesz really meant in Hungary’s cities and villages, and how victory was finally achieved.

8 May 2026 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Central EuropeDemocracyEuropeHungaryPodcastsSenior Associate Fellow
Commentary

Understanding Hungary’s political earthquake and the rise of Péter Magyar

Balázs Csuday writes that Péter Magyar’s landslide victory has upended Hungary’s political order, opening the door to constitutional conflict, institutional upheaval, and a major foreign policy reset after 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule. The result could reshape Hungary’s relationship with the European Union and reverberate across Europe’s populist right.

7 May 2026 | Balázs Csuday
European Security and RussiaCentral EuropeDemocracyEUEuropeForeign policyHungaryELN