In this episode of Democracy for Sale, Peter Geoghegan is joined by Professor Kim Lane Scheppele to unpick the high-stakes election in Hungary. With Orbán trailing in the polls for the first time in sixteen years, we investigate the transnational network of money and influence fighting to keep him in power. From JD Vance’s surprise appearance at a Budapest rally to the “Golden Spider” web connecting far-right movements across Europe, this is a forensic look at the “Hungarian Playbook” and how it is being exported to the United States via Project 2025.
Eastern Europe (en), Europe (en), Hungary (en), Kim Lane Scheppele (en), Peter Geoghegan (en), The Far Right (en), The Far Right in Europe (en), The Global Far Right (en)
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