Péter Magyar disrupted Orbán’s 16-year tenure with the support of a broad, unlikely coalition united by three core messages: Orbán must go, corruption must end and Hungary must align with the West rather than Russia.

CCS Faculty Fellow Julia Sonnevend has published an opinion piece, “Viktor Orbán’s loss in Hungary shows how a strongman can be defeated” on MS NOW.

Julia is a sociology professor and co-director of the Center for the American Experience at The New School in New York City. She is the author of “Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics.” She grew up in Budapest, Hungary.