by Hunter Porter | Apr 21, 2026 | Suffolk University
“We have liberated Hungary and have taken back our country,” said Peter Magyar, announcing his landmark victory against strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Orbán’s striking defeat marks a new era for Hungary as it seeks to rebuild its eroded democracy, strengthen...
by Lyndsey Pettengill | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
How fast can a democratic empire fall? If you ask Donald Trump, he will likely tell you that any answer is not fast enough. While the hallmarks of American democracy have been suffering greatly in the domestic sphere, it would seem that this is...
by Will Speight | Apr 12, 2026 | Boston University
Hungary’s 21st century shift from liberal democracy into a “hybrid regime” – or a competitive authoritarianist state, as the phenomenon is also sometimes known – has been well-studied and quite heavily maligned by political science thinkers while it has been...
by Ava Herzog | Feb 12, 2026 | Boston University
The European Union recently froze 10 billion euros in payments to Hungary, over concern that the Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, had failed to carry out promised judicial reforms. In 2022, the Commission suspended the funds due to corruption and threats to judicial...
by Austin Wise | Nov 13, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
Intro In the last two years, Hungary has seen an influx of worker-led protests, even as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintained tight control over politics and the media. From 2023 to 2024, teachers and union members took to the streets of Hungary to...
