This is a big story told over two sessions. Part one focuses on the key moments in Orbán's 16 years that gained him global notoriety and wrote the 'autocrats handbook'. How did momentum against him build and what does Magyar's win mean for Hungary, Ukraine and NATO? Part two examines who is Peter Magyar and is he the right leader to help Hungary transition? What can we make of election results in Brazil and Turkey - did Orbán miss the portent? How will the ripples of Hungary's election result wash up on Australia's political shores?
- BBC News, Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power as Hungarian opposition wins election landslide
- The Guardian, ‘Hungary has chosen Europe’: EU leaders jubilant after Péter Magyar’s victory over Orbán
- Council on Foreign Relations, Orbán’s Fall in Hungary Opens a Door for Europe — and Closes One for Russia
- The Conversation, Hungarian election exposes tensions at the heart of Donald Trump’s plans to boost the far‑right in Europe
- The Atlantic, The First Post-Reality Political Campaign, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale
- CNN, In Hungary, 'bias is built into the system,' warns expert ahead of elections
- The Bulwark, Anne Applebaum: Hungary's Surreal, Post-Reality Campaign
- The rise and fall of Viktor Orbán, author of the 'autocrats handbook'
- Tracing the momentum that led to Magyar landslide win
- Who is Peter Magyar and can he turn Hungary around after 16 years of Orbán rule?
- Implications for Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, NATO and Europe
- Did the electoral pendulum star swinging in Brazil, Turkey and now Hungary?
- How was the news received in Australia?
By the end of the course students should be able to:
- Identify stages of Orbán's autocratic grip on power
- Appreciate the significance of this election outcome for Hungary but also globally
- Think critically about the significant challenges facing Hungary's new Prime Minister Peter Magyar and the strengths he brings to this historic moment.
