Landslides for Putin’s Friends? Understanding Elections in Hungary and Serbia

• Department of Political and Social Sciences
• Ukraine

In this roundtable event, four experts will discuss the context, results, and implications of the recent elections in Hungary and Serbia.

On April 4, long-term incumbents with illiberal credentials secured new terms of office in Hungary and Serbia. What exactly was at stake in those elections? How did Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic manage to defeat their respective united oppositions? What do the latest elections tell us about the nature of the Hungarian and Serbian political regimes? How will they affect the European Union and political developments in neighbouring nations? May illiberalism prevail? And what do these victories of pro-Putin politicians bode for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine? Will they jeopardise the European unity and resolve? This virtual round table, held between Florence, Belgrade, Berlin, and Budapest, aims to answer these questions, bringing together two academic experts on Hungary, and two academic experts on Serbia. The audience will have an opportunity to ask their own questions in the second part of the session.  

All interested fellows, PhD researchers, professors, visiting academics and staff are invited to participate. The event is open also to the general public. The zoom link will be shared with registered participants only.