Understanding the Outcome of Hungary's Elections

Event Date: 20th April 2026
Location: Online, 8pm BST

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After sixteen years of increasingly autocratic rule under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungarians showed their dissatisfaction with his government by voting en masse and overwhelmingly electing the opposition party, Tisza, and thus a new prime minister, Péter Magyar.

At a time of global democratic backsliding, what does Orbán’s remarkable defeat mean for the future of democracy worldwide? What does this signal for Hungary’s future, both domestically and in Europe? Globally, what does it mean for the populist right? Join Perry World House for a timely and in-depth discussion of these questions and more.