Hungary After Orbán: From Illiberalism to Renewal?

• Florence School of Transnational Governance

This event is organised by Vladimir Bartovic, Policy Leader Fellow and the Florence School of Transnational Governance

Hungary’s 2026 elections ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and delivered a constitutional majority to Péter Magyar’s Tisza party. What does this political earthquake mean for Hungary’s democratic trajectory, Central Europe’s political balance, and the European Union? This panel explores the immediate consequences, reform prospects, and geopolitical implications of Hungary’s dramatic political shift.

Speakers:

•Péter Krekó – Policy Leader Fellow Alumno at STG EUI and Director of the Political Capital Institute Hungary

•Daniel Kovárek – Research Fellow at STG

•Vanja Mladineo – Policy Leader Fellow at STG and Executive Director of Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo

•Vladimir Bartovic – Policy Leader Fellow and President of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in Prague

This event will be held in hybrid format. Please indicate whether you will attend in person or online during registration.