About this episode

The episode discusses the contrasting election outcomes in Hungary and Bulgaria, highlighting the political shifts in both countries.

A week after Hungarians booted out Viktor Orbán in favour of the pro-European Union Péter Magyar, Bulgarians headed to the polls considering the opposite: many are eager to elect the Russia-friendly Rumen Radev. Bruno Kaufmann joins us from Sofia. Plus, the latest on Iran, Israel and Lebanon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Bruno Kaufmann

Topics covered

• elections
• politics
• Europe
• international relations
• society

Keywords

• Hungary
• Bulgaria
• elections
• Viktor Orbán
• Péter Magyar
• Rumen Radev
• Bruno Kaufmann
• Iran
• Israel
• Lebanon

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Places: Hungary, Bulgaria, Iran, Israel, Lebanon

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