Orbán's defeat is not a liberal victory

About this episode

Freddie Sayers discusses the political shift in Hungary with Aris Roussinos, highlighting the implications of Viktor Orban's defeat.

Freddie Sayers talks with UnHerd’s Aris Roussinos reporting from Hungary about the downfall of Viktor Orban’s long-standing administration at the hands of Peter Magyar, explaining that while the landslide victory for the Tisza party appears to be a win for the European establishment, it is actually a political shift that represents a rebranding of the Right rather than a return to liberalism and serves as a primary example of how the broader European continent continues to drift towards the Right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Freddie Sayers

Guest: Aris Roussinos

Topics covered

• politics
• European right
• Hungary
• liberalism
• elections

Keywords

• Viktor Orban
• Peter Magyar
• Tisza party
• Hungary elections
• European politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UnHerd, Tisza party, European establishment

Places: Hungary, European continent

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