The Global Repercussions of Hungary's Election Results

Name: The Global Repercussions of Hungary's Election Results
Start: 2026-04-22T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-22T13:30:00-04:00
Location: Robertson Hall, room 016

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Forum/Panel Discussion Global/Intercultural Other

Wed, Apr 22, 2026

12 PM – 1:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Robertson Hall, room 016

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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The overwhelming electoral defeat of Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party was widely expected, but still surprising and sends shock waves across the world. Was it as many believe an assertion of a deep commitment of democracy, was it generated by dislike of corruption, or inflation, or bad economic performance, was it a rejection of Russia and United States influences, was it a victory of a European ideal, or an assertion of the Hungarian claim to self-determination? The panelists will assess this debate, and the implications for Europe and the world.

Organized by the Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society (EPS) at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS).
Co-sponsored by the European Union Program at Princeton and the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD).

Food Provided

Speakers

Piroska Nagy Mohacsi

Visiting Professor

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Kim Lane Scheppele

Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values.

Princeton University

Grigore Pop-Eleches

Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Acting Director, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies.

Princeton University

Jan-Werner Müller

Class of 1943 University Professor, Professor of Politics

Princeton University

Harold James

Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies. Professor of History and International Affairs. Director, Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society.

Princeton University

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Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society (OWNER), European Union Program at Princeton