Populism Will Eat Itself? – How Orbán’s defeat changes the game

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary for global populism and democracy.

The stunning defeat of Viktor Orbán and his “illiberal democracy” project in Hungary appears to be a humiliating blow to Trump, Vance, Putin, Farage, and populists across the world. (Who will host their get-togethers now?) But is it really the beginning of the end for far-right authoritarianism, or something more complex? Jason Pack – host of the Disorder podcast and Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute – talks to Andrew Harrison about why Orbán fell, where the “neopopulist” go next, and what fans of democracy should learn from Peter Magyar’s victory. • Support us on Patreon to join the Oh God, What Now vs Origin Story Podclash on Thursday 30 April. FURTHER READING FROM JASON • Listen to the Disorder podcast with Jason Pack • Ordering the Disorder Substack: The Heart of Europe beats Stronger than ever • How Orban led to Trump. • Hungary’s Lessons for Trump’s Opponents: Viktor Orbán’s critics had to put their ideological differences aside. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Tom Taylor and Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Harrison

Guest: Jason Pack

Topics covered

• populism
• far-right authoritarianism
• Hungary
• democracy
• political defeat
• neopopulism

Keywords

• Viktor Orbán
• populism
• far-right
• democracy
• Hungary
• Jason Pack
• Andrew Harrison
• politics
• authoritarianism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal United Services Institute

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