Democracy Pulse: Revitalizing Hungarian democracy after Orban
Democracy Pulse
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23-Apr-2026
For the first time in 16 years, Hungary will be led by someone other than Viktor Orban. With Peter Magyar and his Tisza party winning a resounding victory in Hungary's April 12 election, Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to examine the scale of democratic backsliding under Orban and the path towards a more institutionalized democracy in Hungary.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 04/23/26
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