This is Democracy – Episode 321: Hungarian Elections

About this episode

The episode discusses Hungary's recent elections and the implications of Viktor Orbán's defeat by Péter Magyar.

This week, Zachary and Jeremi speak with UT Austin professor Lorinc Redei about Hungary’s recent election, in which longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán was defeated by opposition leader Péter Magyar, and what may come next. Lorinc Redei is the assistant dean for undergraduate education and an associate professor of instruction at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is from Hungary and an expert on the politics of that country, policy-making in Europe, democratic backsliding, and international relations.

People in this episode

Hosts: Zachary, Jeremi

Guest: Lorinc Redei

Topics covered

• Hungarian elections
• politics
• democratic backsliding
• international relations
• policy-making
• opposition leadership

Keywords

• Hungary
• elections
• Viktor Orbán
• Péter Magyar
• democracy
• politics
• Lorinc Redei

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Texas at Austin

Places: Hungary

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