What Orbán’s ouster means for MAGA, Le Pen and Brussels
Election night in Hungary was an emotional and teary one ... but now, the work begins. The winners — Peter Magyar’s Tisza party — have the daunting task of reversing years of democratic backsliding t...
17 Apr 38min
Can an ex-fighter-jet pilot run Bulgaria?
Viktor Orbán may be out — but his man in Brussels is not. Today on the pod, Ian and Sarah discuss how the Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is expected to stay on in the Berlaymont after his Fid...
16 Apr 14min
The rise of the centrist dads
European ambassadors are gathering to prep for a leaders’ summit taking place in Cyprus next week. And yet again, the agenda will likely be dominated by geopolitical crises. Ian Wishart and guest co...
15 Apr 15min
Inside Magyar’s grand bargain with the EU
The EU may be saying goodbye to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, but the system that empowered him and the problems he’s left behind are still very much in place. Today on the podcast, Ian Wishart and Nick Vi...
14 Apr 15min
After 16 years, Viktor Orbán loses
It’s the end of an era: Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is on the way out after suffering a crushing defeat in Hungary’s general election. Péter Magyar, who will take his place as prime minister, is on course...
13 Apr 15min
Inside the campaign to unseat Orbán
Hungarians may be the ones voting this Sunday — but all EU citizens have something at stake in the outcome of the election. After years of obstructionism under PM Viktor Orbán, a new leader in Budap...
10 Apr 37min
Hungary’s election enters crucial final days
It’s three days until the Hungarian election, and opposition leader Péter Magyar appears poised to end PM Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. If that happens, some in the Brussels bubble hope Magyar will ta...
9 Apr 13min
Europe watches as Trump’s threats escalate
Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilization” shocked the world. On the podcast today, host Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart, POLITICO’s senior EU politics editor, discuss the Europ...
8 Apr 15min
