<figure><img src="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6nHIeNmwFbA/v7/-1x-1.png"><figcaption><div><p>Source: Bloomberg, 0:00</p></div><div></div></figcaption></figure><p>Hungarians handed Prime Minister Viktor Orb&#xE1;n a resounding defeat in Sunday&#x2019;s parliamentary elections. Peter Magyar and his upstart Tisza won the election by a landslide on the promise of ending years of corruption and the &#x2018;illiberal democracy&#x2019; that became synonymous with Orb&#xE1;n&#x2019;s tenure. On today&#x2019;s Big Take podcast, former US Ambassador David Pressman sits down with Sarah Holder to discuss what Orb&#xE1;n&#x2019;s loss means for Hungary&#x2019;s economy and political institutions, how a new leader could reshape its relationships with the EU and Russia and why President Trump and the MAGA movement are paying close attention.</p>

Hungarians handed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a resounding defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Peter Magyar and his upstart Tisza won the election by a landslide on the promise of ending years of corruption and the ‘illiberal democracy’ that became synonymous with Orbán’s tenure. 

On today’s Big Take podcast, former US Ambassador David Pressman sits down with Sarah Holder to discuss what Orbán loss means for Hungary’s economy and political institutions, how a new leader could reshape its relationships with the EU and Russia and why President Trump and the MAGA movement are paying close attention. 

Big Take: The Defeat of Orbánism in Hungary

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