2026 Hungarian Election

About this episode

The episode discusses the political landscape in Hungary, focusing on Orbán and the upcoming 2026 election.

This week we talk about Orbán, Hungary, and reformers. We also discuss Fidesz, Tisza, and illiberalism. Recommended Book: I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin Transcript Hungary is a Central European country that was formed in the aftermath of WWI as part of the Treaty of Trianon, which—due to it having fought on the losing side of that conflict—resulted in the loss of more than 70% of its former territory, most of its economy, nearly 60% of its population, and about 32% of ethnic Hungarians who were left scattered across land that was given to neighboring countries when what was then Austria-Hungary was broken apart, initially by Hungary declaring independence from Austria, and then by those neighbors carving it up, grabbing land at the end of and just after the war, all of them pretty pissed at Hungary for being part of the Central Powers, quadruple alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Today, Hungary is surrounded on all sides by other nations, including those who gobbled up some of their territory, back in the day. They’ve got Slovakia to their north, Ukraine to their northeast, Romania is to the…

People in this episode

Host: Colin Wright

Topics covered

• Hungarian politics
• Orbán
• illiberalism
• Fidesz
• reformers
• history of Hungary

Keywords

• Hungary
• Orbán
• Fidesz
• illiberalism
• 2026 election
• Jason Pargin
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fidesz

Places: Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria

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