LSE European Politics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog Bridging research, policy and public debate on Europe Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:40:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk/blogs.dir/28/files/2020/09/lse-logo-blogs.jpg LSE European Politics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog 32 32 41080385 Viktor Orbán’s defeat was not a victory over populism but a populist victory https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/29/orban-magyar-tisza-party-hungary-populism/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:40:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64707 The success of Péter Magyar and his Tisza party over Viktor Orbán in Hungary’s election has been portrayed as a victory for liberal democracy over populism. Yet as Benjamin De … Continued

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]]> 64707 Bulgaria is the latest example of the perils of presidentialism https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/28/bulgaria-2026-election-rumen-radev-progressive-bulgaria/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:11:47 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64700 Rumen Radev stepped down as Bulgarian President and led his newly formed Progressive Bulgaria party to victory in the 2026 Bulgarian elections. Teodora Yovcheva and Fernando Casal Bértoa write that … Continued

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]]> 64700 Was Tisza’s victory in Hungary the beginning of the end for illiberalism? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/23/hungary-election-peter-magyar-victory-orban-illiberalism/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:12:20 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64695 Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary has deprived illiberalism of one of its central figures. Zsolt Enyedi argues the world will now be watching to see if Péter Magyar can establish … Continued

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]]> 64695 What Rumen Radev’s victory means for Bulgaria, the EU and Russia https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/21/bulgaria-election-results-rumen-radev-progressive-bulgaria/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:02:06 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64686 Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria won a clear victory in Bulgaria’s election on 19 April. Emilia Zankina, Kevin Deegan-Krause and Tim Haughton write that while Radev has capitalised on anti-corruption sentiment, … Continued

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]]> 64686 Mafia, local governments and money – how fighting collusion reshapes EU investment https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/20/mafia-organized-crime-eu-funding-italy/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:57:03 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64676 What happens when EU funding reaches places where local governments collude with organised crime? Marco Di Cataldo, Elena Renzullo and Andrés Rodríguez Pose present new research from Italy showing that … Continued

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]]> 64676 Can Tisza restore Hungarian democracy? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/17/hungary-democracy-tisza-party-peter-magyar/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:28:04 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64667 After winning power in Hungary, Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party has pledged to restore the country’s democracy. Gergő Medve-Bálint and Fernando Casal Bértoa write that while the party has a large … Continued

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]]> 64667 How Péter Magyar and Tisza remade the Hungarian party system https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/16/how-peter-magyar-and-tisza-remade-the-hungarian-party-system/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:44:06 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64662 The victory by Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party in the Hungarian election was historic in more ways than one. Zsófia Barta and Jan Rovny explain the result not only ended 16 … Continued

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]]> 64662 How Hungary’s Tisza Party won everything, everywhere, all at once https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/15/hungary-election-tisza-party-fidesz-victory/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:27:30 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64649 Tisza won a landslide victory in the 2026 Hungarian elections, removing Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz from power after sixteen years in government. Aliz Tóth presents three insights from the election using … Continued

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]]> 64649 It’s time for a more pragmatic EU-China trade relationship https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/15/eu-china-trade-economic-cooperation-investment/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:24:07 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64644 Should the EU pursue closer relations with China? Lorenzo Codogno argues that rather than being led by national security concerns, the EU and China should build a pragmatic trade relationship … Continued

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]]> 64644 What should we expect from the next Hungarian government? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/04/14/hungary-election-tisza-party-peter-magyar-victory/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:23:23 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64637 Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party won a landslide victory in Hungary’s election on 12 April, ending 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz. Zsófia Barta and Jan Rovny reflect on … Continued

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