If Hungary Can Do It

如果匈牙利能行

Radio Atlantic

2026-04-16

28 分钟
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Whatever happens next in Hungary, Viktor Orbán’s stunning downfall contains obvious warnings for MAGA and Donald Trump: Propaganda has its limits. Concerns about affordability are real. True democracy can reassert itself in a single election. Reality can bend only so far. The Hungarian journalist Veronika Munk of the news outlet Denník N shares her view from the streets of Budapest. And the Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum, who covers autocracy, democracy, and Europe, explains why the election is a turning point for world politics. --- Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/Listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Hi.

  • Okay.

  • Nice to meet you.

  • Hi.

  • Nice to meet you.

  • Last weekend, Hungarian journalist Veronica Munk and I'm a journalist at Genyken was in Budapest covering the election

  • between Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the opposition leader, Peter Magyar.

  • Orban had been in power for the past 16 years, had changed the country from the top down.

  • They changed everything in the country to favor themselves.

  • The media, universities, the courts.

  • In a way that certain global leaders who aspired to that kind of grand power admired and marveled at.

  • And he's done a fantastic job.