New Válasz Online podcast: how foreign policy narratives intersect with Hungary’s election campaign.
While Fidesz highlights geopolitical crises (Ukraine tensions, attacks on Iran), Tisza aims to bring the debate back to everyday realities.
🎧 Watch here: www.valaszonline.hu/2026/03/03/o...
In @theguardian.com again! I explained to @ashifakassam.bsky.social how Orbán's messaging reshaped public opinion on Ukraine. Orbán hasn’t made Russia popular - but he has ruined the reputation of Ukraine and Zelenskyy in Hungary.
👉Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
On the 4th anniversary of the Russia–Ukraine war, I recommend the Policy Solutions research “The World Through Hungarian Eyes” - examining how Hungarian perceptions of Ukraine and Russia have shifted, and how solidarity with Ukraine has weakened.
📖 Full study: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
🇭🇺 Hungary’s official campaign period has begun. On Partizan live, we analysed the next 50 days: an election framed less by competing futures than by competing definitions of risk. Fidesz warns that change is dangerous. Tisza argues stagnation is.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpaX...
"Tisza needs more than a narrow victory to dislodge Fidesz". A good read on Hungary’s upcoming elections in @thenation.com by Paul Hockenos — with some comments from me: www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Excellent analysis from @bironagyandras.bsky.social. Like the US, Hungary has to decide if it will keep a leader who promotes fear, instead of hope and solutions. Trump, a big fan of Orban, wants to ensure that fear and authoritarianism grow in Europe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Excellent analysis of the upcoming Hungarian elections by @bironagyandras.bsky.social 🚨
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In @theguardian.com today: my analysis of 🇭🇺Hungary’s 2026 election.
Opposition challenger Péter Magyar is ahead in the polls on a promise of hope. Viktor Orbán is betting on fear of war to stay in power.
✅ Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hungarians have had enough of Viktor Orbán. But Trump’s tailwind could save his skin
🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Hungary in Europe — is this what the upcoming election is really about? In this interview on @deutschewelle.dw.com, we focused on the Orbán government’s Eurosceptic messaging and on what actually resonates with Hungarian voters.
👉 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1b8...
“Orbán’s gravest challenges have been the affordability crisis, low growth and the inflation shock in the past years,” said Andras Biro-Nagy, director of Policy Solutions. “Even if the fresh measures help somewhat, it could be too little, too late.” @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🇭🇺🇺🇸 How Trump’s return has been reshaping Orbán’s room for manoeuvre
✅ Read our analysis in the latest Policy Solutions yearbook on Hungarian politics: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
In our latest Policy Solutions yearbook, we analyse the rise and prospects of Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar: its policy priorities, political strategy, and whether it can turn momentum into lasting change.
📘 Hungarian Politics in 2025: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
📘 A proud moment: pictured with my co-editor Gergő Medve-Bálint, holding the print copies of our new book (The Path of Hungary’s EU Membership, Palgrave Macmillan).
💥 10,000+ downloads in 1 month - open access.
📖 Read here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
As Hungary moves toward the 2026 parliamentary elections, Fidesz faces the most complex and uncertain strategic environment since 2010. Read our analysis in the Policy Solutions yearbook about the strategic situation of the Orbán government: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
🇭🇺 HUNGARIAN POLITICS IN 2025
✅The new edition of the classic Policy Solutions #yearbook series is out now! It is highly recommended to all interested in #democracy, Hungary-EU affairs and Orbán's #foreignpolicy.
➡️Download: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
🇪🇺🇭🇺 Proud to see our new book, 'The Path of Hungary’s EU Membership', co-edited with Gergő Medve-Bálint, published by
Palgrave Macmillan. The volume assesses how EU membership has shaped Hungary over the past two decades.
🔗Read it here, it is #OpenAccess: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🇭🇺 The World Through Hungarian Eyes - Foreign Policy Attitudes in Hungary in 2025
📊 Policy Solutions’ comprehensive foreign policy attitudes survey explores how the Hungarian public viewed the world in 2025.
✅ Read it here: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
🗞️ Great to be featured in @faznet.bsky.social in a detailed piece by Alexander Haneke on Hungary’s upcoming elections.
👉 Read the article here: www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
New from @washingtonpost.com: a deep dive into Hungary’s intensifying election battle, built on @apnews.com field reporting - even visiting a Péter Magyar event in a small rural town. I contributed background insights, with some quotes featured.
👉 Article here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
🇱🇹 At the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) for the
@feps-europe.eu Progressive Pollsters Network - sharing insights on 🇭🇺Hungary’s 2026 elections and how citizens see 15 years of the Orbán government. Great exchange with top experts! #Hungary #Elections
Honoured to contribute to @yarotrof.bsky.social's in-depth article in @wsj.com on 🇭🇺Hungary’s political landscape and the Orbán–Magyar contest.
Always rewarding to see top international media engage with our research at Policy Solutions.
Read the article here: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
🎵 “Get back to where you once belonged.”
Happy to say I’m back at Corvinus University of Budapest as a Senior Research Fellow for 2025/26, thanks to a scholarship from Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. My research will explore how political narratives shape foreign policy attitudes in Hungary.
Honoured to join the farewell lunch of 🇪🇸 Ambassador Alfonso Dastis, hosted by 🇧🇪 Ambassador Jeroen Vergeylen in Budapest. A wonderful occasion to celebrate a remarkable diplomatic career - including his time as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs - and a true friend of European cooperation.
In the US & Europe we only hear how "successful" Orban's democracy-ending playbook is. Not enough about how it inevitably leads to decay of living standards and public disaffection. Thanks @bironagyandras.bsky.social & policy solutions for finding the facts!
Our research at Policy Solutions was quoted in @politico.eu!
@jcaustin.bsky.social’s piece highlights our results on how Hungarians link #Orbán’s rule to inequality, declining health care, education, corruption, and a weakening economy.
Read more: www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
“The real opponent of Orbán is Hungary’s cost-of-living crisis.”
In Szabolcs Dull's podcast, I argued: if the campaign is about social reality, Péter Magyar & Tisza have the edge. Fidesz’s strategy? A “we could live worse” narrative.
🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
🇭🇺 Can a government that most voters see as underperforming still cling to power? And can the opposition turn frustration into victory?
I discussed Fidesz vs. Tisza strategies, Orbán’s record & Péter Magyar’s challenges with Szabolcs Dull.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
🇭🇺 Team Hungary, a Policy Solutions-Political Capital partnership at the International Workshop on Right-Wing Extremism in 🇫🇷 Paris. As always, excellent experts and thought-provoking presentations! It was a pleasure to contribute with our research with Bulcsú Hunyadi again this year!
