In the newspaper Luxemburger Wort, Péter Techet was asked whether and how Péter Magyar, the conservative challenger of Viktor Orbán, could win in the next elections.
The article can be read here.
Some media reported that a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy – proposed by Donald Trump – could take place in Budapest. In the news channel of Radio Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), Péter Techet stated that Orbán, due to his anti-Ukrainian stance and his closeness to Moscow, is by no means impartial in the conflict, and that such a meeting would appear as a “reward” for his anti-Ukrainian policies.
The interview can be heard here.
In the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, Péter Techet was also asked whether and how Péter Magyar, the conservative challenger of Viktor Orbán, could win in the next elections.
The article can be read here
In an interview with the Hungarian-language program of Slovak Radio, Péter Techet spoke about Russia’s attempts to influence the Hungarian election campaign in Viktor Orbán’s favor.
The interview can be listened to here
In an essay for the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Péter Techet explores why right-wing populist parties view a multipolar world of sovereign nation-states as an expression of diversity, yet at the same time reject diversity within the society. Techet traces this perspective back to thinkers such as Carl Schmitt and Alain de Benoist, who advocated for a world of separate, homogeneous nation-states and regarded internal diversity as a threat to domestic politics.
The article can be read here: https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/andersheit-a-la-carte-fuer-die-rechte-soll-die-welt-aus-klar-getrennten-homogenen-nationalstaaten-bestehen-innerhalb-des-eigenen-staates-aber-sehen-sie-differenzen-als-gefahr-ld.1889321
Péter Techet commented in the German daily Frankfurter Rundschau on the (temporarily withdrawn) Sovereignty Law, through which Viktor Orbán seeks to exert greater control over NGOs and independent media. According to Techet, the draft law clearly shows that Orbán is prepared to do whatever it takes to remain in power even after the 2026 parliamentary elections.
The full article can be read here.
In the Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse, Péter Techet writes an Op-Ed on whether and why the parliamentary elections in Hungary next year will be a turning point: either Orbán continues to expand his power in an authoritarian manner, or his new challenger, Péter Magyar, can stop this course.
The article can be read here.
Péter Techet’s op-ed was also picked up by the Hungarian media. The weekly newspaper HVG reported on it on its website and summarized the main arguments of the article; in addition, Klubrádió made an interview with Techet about the theses of his article.
In the daily newspaper of Liechtenstein, Vaterland, Péter Techet was asked about the political significance of the Pride Parade in Budapest, where 200,000 people – despite the official ban on the event – marched in protest against the government.
The article can be read here.
In the Austrian daily newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten, Péter Techet was asked about Viktor Orbán’s announced ban on the Pride parade in Budapest. According to Techet, Orbán is using identity politics to distract from social and economic problems while trying to divide the opposition. However, this strategy failed: this year’s Pride in Budapest turned into a large demonstration against the government.
The article can be read here.
Péter Techet, research associate at the IDM, spoke on the Austrian public radio station ORF Ö1 about the restriction of fundamental rights in Hungary in connection with a possible ban of the Pride Parade in Budapest, the silence of the churches on the matter, and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s fear of losing power.
The programme can be listened to here.
