Romania was late to politics which saw parties representing the left and right unite against liberals. But unite they did this week,…
First published at The Nation. Introduction by Suzi Weissman Boris Kagarlitsky, Russiaās most prominent leftist intellectual and Marxist critic of both Western…
Hungary may be celebrating Peter Magyarās unlikely win over Viktor OrbĆ”n, yet the former PMās hardline migration politics has already infected the European psyche…
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The international liberal commentariat is celebrating again. Viktor OrbĆ”n, the long-reigning right-wing strongman of Hungary, has been defeated in the April 2026…
The European Parliamentary elections on 9 June drastically reshaped the Hungarian political landscape. PĆ©ter Magyarās new party, Tisza, received 30% of the…
White Nationalist politicians and activists from the U.S. have beaten a path to Hungary, lionizing Viktor OrbĆ”n as a role model for…
Itās been eighteen months since the Hungarian opposition was devastated at the ballot box. In the April 2022 election, the Hungarian opposition…
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