Ballot to Talk About
Ballot to Talk About
Sam Rippon and Chern Han Mah
Political Earthquakes in Hungary and Bulgaria
59 minutes Posted May 3, 2026 at 4:43 pm.
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In this week’s episode, Sam and Chern dissect election results from two seismic elections in both Hungary and Bulgaria. In Hungary, Peter Magyar brought Viktor Orban’s 16-year premiership to an end, but how did he manage such a landslide victory? What will be the geopolitical impact of this transfer of power? And in Bulgaria, how did Rumen Radev win the first majority Government after eight elections since 2021? And are they poised to replace Orban as the EU’s problem child? All these questions and more answered in this week’s episode.