Two views of Hungary’s election, a global blow to the authoritarian right

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Hungary's recent election and the defeat of Viktor Orban through the perspectives of historian Kyle Shybunko and independent scholar Anita Zsurzsán.

Hungary’s long-serving authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orban was defeated in an April 12 election. Two views of what that means: historian Kyle Shybunko and independent scholar Anita Zsurzsán. The post Two views of Hungary’s election, a global blow to the authoritarian right appeared first on KPFA.

People in this episode

Guests: Kyle Shybunko, Anita Zsurzsán

Topics covered

• Hungary election
• authoritarianism
• political analysis
• historical perspective
• global politics

Keywords

• Hungary
• Viktor Orban
• election
• authoritarian right
• politics
• Kyle Shybunko
• Anita Zsurzsán

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Places: Hungary

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