EPISODE · Apr 13, 2026 · 14 MIN
Trump’s Favourite Dictator Orban Lost BIG - What Next?
from Mallen Baker: Faultlines · host Mallen Baker
By all accounts, right up until the moment when Viktor Orban gave his concession speech, things were tense in Hungary's election. After 16 years of autocratic rule - would there be a rabbit pulled out of the hat, an attempt to discard the result ... or what? Well, none of the above - just a massive victory for Peter Magyar and the dawn of a new age for the country. Meanwhile, Trump's MAGA movement is dismayed, having seen Orban as its best respresentative in Europe. So what does this all mean for those opposing MAGA-inspired populism across the continent and, of course, the United States? Let's discuss.
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By all accounts, right up until the moment when Viktor Orban gave his concession speech, things were tense in Hungary's election. After 16 years of autocratic rule - would there be a rabbit pulled out of the hat, an attempt to discard the result ... or what? Well, none of the above - just a massive victory for Peter Magyar and the dawn of a new age for the country. Meanwhile, Trump's MAGA movement is dismayed, having seen Orban as its best respresentative in Europe. So what does this all mean for those opposing MAGA-inspired populism across the continent and, of course, the United States? Let's discuss.
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