CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Hungary's landslide election outcome

Zselyke Csaky, Zsuzsanna Szelényi
15 April 2026

On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, CER’s senior research fellow Zselyke Csaky sat down with Zsuzsanna Szelényi, director of the Democracy Institute's Leadership Academy,  a founding member of Fidesz and a former MP in the Hungarian Parliament to take a detailed look at Hungary's landslide election outcome.

They discussed the biggest challenges that Péter Magyar faces, including when it comes to rebuilding democracy at home and resetting Hungary’s relations with the EU and its neighbours. 

 

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