Hungary, Peru and the electoral struggle

Hungary, Peru and the electoral struggle

From CounterVortex Podcast by Bill Weinberg

April 19, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

Bill Weinberg compares the elections in Hungary and Peru, highlighting the implications for democracy and authoritarianism in both countries.

In Episode 323 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg offers a comparison of the simultaneous elections in Hungary and Peru—in which questions of democratic norms versus authoritarian rule both stood in the balance. The defeat of long-ruling quasi-dictator Viktor Orbán is being hailed as a blow to the emerging authoritarian bloc in Europe. But the incoming center-right prime minister Péter Magyar may not mean a complete de-Orbánification. In Peru, the outcome is still pending, as the perennial candidate of the hard right, Keiko Fujimori, faces a run-off with a contender from the populist left, Roberto Sánchez. Keiko is the unapologetic daughter of the late ex-dictator Alberto Fujimori; her victory could mean a re-Fujimorification of the country, and a fatal blow to Peru's deeply troubled democracy. A Sánchez victory, meanwhile, would heighten the social contradictions in Peru—with both opportunities for a more meaningful democracy, and dangers of a backlash from the conservative establishment. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Weinberg

Topics covered

  • Hungary
  • Peru
  • elections
  • democracy
  • authoritarianism

Keywords

  • Viktor Orbán
  • Péter Magyar
  • Keiko Fujimori
  • Roberto Sánchez
  • Fujimorification
  • de-Orbánification

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Places: Hungary, Peru, Europe

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