Magyar posted on FB saying that Orban called and congratulated. This is it. It's over.🇭🇺 Tisza won and will likely get a supermajority. And with large legitimacy comes large responsibility.

With 66% at 3pm, turnout is still on track for a massive record and could reach 80%. There's a lot of discussion about who benefits from this -- and the extreme right Mi Hazank is a v likely loser. But at this point, it's only a few more hours to go!

The leading candidate in the upcoming Bulgarian parliamentary election, Rumen Radev is an Orban admirer who shares the pro-Ru stance hidden behind a "peace, stability, and prosperity" narrative. If Orban loses big tomorrow, Radev's fortunes will dim a bit 🤞 eutoday.net/bulgarias-el...

Bulgaria’s election leaves Brussels facing another uncertainty on its eastern flank - https://eutoday.net

Bulgaria returns to the polls on 19 April for yet another snap parliamentary election, the latest episode in a crisis that has left the country struggling to

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Reposting this thread for one last time. Early morning participation is already at record high, on track for a record turnout. Happy voting! 🇭🇺

Zselyke Csaky@zecsaky.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Two of the latest polls, from previously quite accurate pollsters, show a Tisza lead of ~20pp in Hungary. But can the opposition really win? Why is Orban on the backfoot? And what happens after April 12? 🇭🇺Hungary elections thread 🧵

As Hungary votes, would recommend this piece about how Viktor Orban has used public money to bankroll an international ultraconservative network - including Roger Scruton cafes and €10k a month for failed Reform candidate Matt Goodwin democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses?

Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

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Great little exhibition of posters from 1989 in the European Commission’s London Representation. Runs till 30 April. Free.

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos@egocantos.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are pleased to announce that the call for the 4th Annual Early Career Workshop on Social Science Approaches to Law and Courts is now live. If you are a PhD student or postdoc working in this area, you can send us your abstract via this link: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

In his Orban-endorsement visit, the Vice President of the USA says that the EU planted the seeds of the Ukraine war when EU leaders decided they were going for a clean energy transition. Does he know that Hungary has become a global leader in solar energy adoption, mostly driven by govt subsidies?

The latest in the string of unreal but not unsurprising revelations. We have long known that Hungary's foreign policy is aligned with Russia's but we are just seeing the depth of it. Partly why the April 12 vote is more important for the EU than before bsky.app/profile/szab...

Szabolcs Panyi@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: The hotline between FM Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov gives Russia strategic insight into key EU matters. Evidence, including a leaked phone call recording shows Hungary’s FM acted for the Kremlin, pushing to delist sanctioned Russians, with Slovak support.

Social democracy often seen as archetypal victim of illiberal populism and radicalising mainstream right—but in CEE story always more complicated. Strands of soc dem left developed their own anti-liberal projects. 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 Open access. #SocialDemocracy #CEE #Illiberalism doi.org/10.1080/1356...

Illiberalizing social democracy? Conservative ideological innovation on the Czech and Slovak center-left 2004–2021

While prevailing accounts portray social democratic parties as liberal-democratic bulwarks eroded by rising illiberal populism, this article highlights the emergence of anti-liberal ideological pro...

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Applications are now open for the 13th Clara Marina O’Donnell fellowship, full details below. Start date: October 2026 for six months Pay: London Living Wage Applications in by: 09/04/26 @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social @brookings.edu @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social buff.ly/3vV64SZ

With Hungary’s elections only 2 months away, let’s look at what the opposition promises when it comes to the EU, rule of law & Hungary’s alliances. Media coverage highlighted euro adoption and independence from RU energy by 2035 but there's much more in the program www.reuters.com/business/hun...

Hungary's opposition Tisza promises wealth tax, euro adoption in election programme

Hungary's opposition Tisza party plans to introduce a wealth tax for the rich, adopt the euro currency and firmly anchor Hungary in the European Union and NATO, its 240-page election programme publish...

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The problem is not speed but direction. Two-speed implies that everyone is moving in the same direction, but at a different pace. That is not the case. “Two-speed Europe” sounds nice but it creates more problems than it solves. What we need is a clear, explicit political choice for a strong Europe.

Euractiv@euractiv.com · 6mo ago

Von der Leyen floats two-speed Europe ahead of economy summit

Take a look at Ramona Coman, @nathaliebrack.bsky.social & @miscoiu.bsky.social special issue "Liberal Democracy under Debate: Dissensus and Competing Conceptions in the European Parliament". With @manesweisskircher.bsky.social @alvarooleart.bsky.social and more. link.springer.com/collections/...

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Here is a Hungary🇭🇺 election primer, trying to answer the questions on everyone's minds 👇

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#Hungary holds elections in April. The stakes couldn’t be higher – for Budapest, for Brussels, and for democracy itself. Can the opposition win and restore democracy? 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/MtJXrKQ

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𝗨𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝟱𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 Theme Track 1: Beyond The East West Divide: EU Strategic Autonomy Convenors: @juliarone.bsky.social, @eli-gateva.bsky.social and @tudzarovska.bsky.social Read more about our themed tracks: www.uaces.org/themedtracks... #UACES2026

𝗨𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝟱𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 Theme Track 1: Beyond The East West Divide: EU Strategic Autonomy Convenors: @juliarone.bsky.social, @eli-gateva.bsky.social and @tudzarovska.bsky.social Read more about our themed tracks: www.uaces.org/themedtracks... #UACES2026

Next week our UACES network "Rethinking Europe' East-West Divide" holds its annual conference! After the 2024 kick-off in Oxford, in 2025 we are at Charles University Prague discussing Security, Strategic Autonomy and Enlargement! Join us if you are around! & let us know if you have relevant work!

Bohemia Illiberalis?🇨🇿 Join us for a post-election briefing with the great @petraguasti.bsky.social, Andrea Michalcová & Vit Dostál and discuss the democracy & foreign policy related implications of the 🇨🇿 election results. 📅October 6, 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 am EDT RSVP 👉 www.authlib.eu/event-bohemi...

Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future Democratic Landscape and Foreign Policy After the Elections

Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.

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Technology fellow 2025

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Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology

A guaranteed no-go because of the symbolism— a repeat of the 1994 betrayal, hosted by the most anti-Ukrainian European leader who eyes pieces of Ukraine. A reminder that Trump’s « peacemaking » skews heavily towards Ru. Also, there will likely be no Pu-Zelensky meeting anywhere.

Donald Tusk@donald-tusk.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place.

The frontlines in Donbas are strategically the same for 2yrs now. Ru can’t conquer it. If Ru truly cared about control of Donbas only, it would have proposed “land for peace” 2yrs ago. “We just want Donbas” is the new version of “we just want Crimea” and it’s the exact same bald-faced lie.

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social 📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position 📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement) 📍 Location: Uppsala ⏳ Apply by: Oct 1 Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Western media should say more often and more explicitly that Ru's main summer offensive FAILED. It's important context for the upcoming negotiations. Ru is failing and thus its maximalist demands on Ukraine should not be taken seriously. www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

Ukraine Repels a Russian Offensive, as Putin Seeks Trump Talks

The fight for northern Ukraine’s Sumy province shows how neither Moscow nor Kyiv has gained a clear battlefield advantage.

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Know a potential PhD student interested in #democraticresilience, environmental politics & the Baltics? If so pls encourage them to check out this funded studentship & chance to work with my wonderful colleagues Licia Cianetti and Fiona Nunan. For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...

BISCA PhD Studentships - University of Birmingham

PhD opportunities in Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA) at the University of Birmingham.

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