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Zsuzsanna Vegh
@veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
Political analyst | Looking at radical right impact on intl affairs & democracy | Working with GMF, ECFR, KEW | PhD-ing at Viadrina | Views are my own

My book --> "Depleting Democracies": http://t.ly/NsNey
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Far-Right Networks in Motion — Webinar on Dec 5, 4 PM CET A discussion on the transnational dynamics of the far right with
@steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
steppe.hypotheses.org/2236
📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Nov 26, 3pm CET, @gmfus.bsky.social webinar

As the Hungarian parliamentary election campaign takes off, Zsófia Banuta, @danielhegedus.bsky.social, Péter Krekó, Dániel Róna & I discuss parties' chances, tactics & necessary steps to improve election integrity

Register: www.gmfus.org/event/hungar...
Hungary’s 2026 Elections: The Stakes and Challenges
Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary elections offer the greatest opportunity for a change in the country’s leadership since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed power 16 years ago. His time in office has been...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Very much looking forward to this discussion on Dec 5!

Happy to be on panel again with the one and only and much too kind @casmudde.bsky.social!

I'll talk about the emerging organizational networks and non-party actors on the far right.

Register via email at dorothee.mertz[at]cmb.hu-berlin.de
Looking forward to this online event next week, which is open to all!

I will once again share a (virtual) stage with the wonderful @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social 👩‍🎓
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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🇭🇺#Hungary’s 2026 #Elections: The Stakes and Challenges
📢Join us for this online panel with Zsófia Banuta, Péter Krekó, Dániel Róna, @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social & yours truly
📅Nov 26, 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 am EST
RSVP👉 www.gmfus.org/event/hungar...
@gmfus.bsky.social @engagingce.bsky.social
Hungary’s 2026 Elections: The Stakes and Challenges
Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary elections offer the greatest opportunity for a change in the country’s leadership since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed power 16 years ago. His time in office has been...
www.gmfus.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
⚡Join us to discuss what's at stake at next year's Hungarian parliamentary election and what to expect in the run-up to it!
Register via @gmfus.bsky.social ⤵️
📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Hungary’s 2026 Elections: The Stakes and Challenges
🗓️ November 26, 2025
15:00 – 16:30 CET
📍 Online

🔗 Register to join: www.gmfus.org/event/hungar...
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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GMF’s Zsuzsanna Végh shared her insights with The Hill on the political impact of Orbán’s White House visit👇
Hungary’s ‘spoiler’ Orbán receives long-delayed White House debut
President Trump’s hosting of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House on Friday provides the European leader a major platform to showcase how the two are conservative kindred spirit…
thehill.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"The White House meeting between Hungarian PM Orbán and US President Trump was about more than mere diplomacy. It was carefully crafted political theatre to showcase Orbán’s close ties with the White House as evidence of his standing on the global stage," writes GMF's Zsuzsanna Végh: buff.ly/V1dEnEN
Orbán’s Prizes
The White House meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and US President Donald Trump was about more than mere diplomacy. It was carefully crafted political theatre to showcase Orbán’s…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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⚡How does illiberalism transform Europe?

Watch our discussion with
🎙️@petraguasti.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz
🎙️Marlene Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social @gwu1821.bsky.social
🎙️Bálint Mikola @ceudeminst.bsky.social
Chair: @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social

▶️ youtu.be/xg6sPTQfsc0
Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe
YouTube video by AUTHLIB
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November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Online discussion | Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe

🗓️ Oct 31 | 🕒 15:00 CET

Illiberal politics transform European democracies. But how deeply?

🗣️ Petra Guasti, Marlene Laruelle, Bálint Mikola, Zsuzsanna Végh

Register: www.authlib.eu/democracy-un...
Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe - Authlib
Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
www.authlib.eu
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌍 Democratic backsliding doesn’t stop at national borders.

At the Polish Eastern Policy Conference organized by the College of Eastern Europe (KEW), I joined Vit Dostal, Tomas Strazay & Maria Wincławska to explore political dynamics in Czechia, Hungary & Slovakia, and what they mean for the region.
October 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I had the pleasure of chairing a panel coorganized by @gmfus.bsky.social & @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu at the annual Forum 2000 conference on the future of European democracy support after the US' retreat from the field.
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Andrej Babiš may become the second prime minister from the far-right EU group Patriots for Europe but he is not Orbán. His comeback brings both change and continuity in Prague.

My post-election assessment for @gmfus.bsky.social

www.gmfus.org/news/czechia...
Czechia Is No Hungary
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October 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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The European far right does not need its voters to know who Charlie Kirk was to make use of him, write @pawelzerka.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/46XO1L0
The imported martyr: Echoes of Charlie Kirk in Europe
By presenting Kirk as a martyr killed by “leftist hate”, conservative leaders across the Atlantic can reaffirm their core narrative: that they are victims, persecuted and silenced by liberal elites…
ecfr.eu
October 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Avui al CIDOB, en una nova sessió del cicle "Què passa al món?", analitzem l'impacte de la creixent normalització de les forces d'ultradreta amb @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social, Camil Ungureanu, @ccolomina.bsky.social i Héctor Sánchez. Segueix el diàleg en directe!
▶️ www.youtube.com/@CIDOBBarcel...
October 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm at @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social today to discuss the normalization of the far right and its impact on democracy and Europe's future w/ Camil Ungureanu (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Carme Colomina and Héctor Sánchez Margalef (CIDOB).

Tune in at 18:30 CET ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tkb...
"What’s going on in the world?" The normalisation of the far-right
YouTube video by CIDOB Barcelona
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October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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This Thursday, we celebrate the retirement and work of Michael Minkenberg, one of the most underrated scholars of far-right politics. I will give an online keynote but there is also a great in-person panel with, among others, @andreapirro.it & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social

Sign up here! 👇
Keynote und Diskussion: Rechtsextremismus-Studien in Zeiten von Trump • Europa-Universität Viadrina
Pressestelle: Die öffentlichen Veranstaltungen der Universität
www.europa-uni.de
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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On Tuesday, 7 October, we will examine the growing normalisation of far-right forces, and the impact this may have on democracy and the future of European integration, with @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social, Camil Ungureanu, @ccolomina.bsky.social and Héctor Sánchez. Join us!
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October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Looking forward to discuss the far right challenge to Europe next week at @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social in Barcelona.
El 7 d'octubre, analitzarem la creixent normalització de les forces d'ultradreta i l'impacte que això pot tenir en la democràcia i en el futur de la integració europea amb @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social, Camil Ungureanu, @ccolomina.bsky.social i Héctor Sánchez. Inscriu-t'hi!
🔗 bit.ly/CicleQPM_Ult...
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
💥Excited to join Budapest Forum organized by Political Capital, @ceudeminst.bsky.social & the City of Budapest.

I'll chair a panel from 16:30 CET on Ukraine's future in Europe w/ Jim O'Brien @ecfr.eu, Renáta Uitz (CEU) & Dorka Takácsy (CEID).

Follow the livestream: www.facebook.com/share/v/1EhY...
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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"The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its perception of Western values and impose conditional bilateral partnerships."

Read my latest piece for @ecfr.eu

ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Trump’s quest to transform the West
The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its perception of Western values and impose conditional bilateral partnerships.
ecfr.eu
August 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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🇺🇦 "The EU must emphasize that compliance with anti‑corruption norms is a prerequisite for next budget disbursements and for macro‑financial support packages," writes GMF's Iryna Khomiak, of the recent threats against the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine.

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Europe Must Stand Firm and Support the Will of the Ukrainian People
A new law threatens Ukraine’s reform efforts and therefore its EU accession aspirations.  The law, signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 22, demolishes the independence of two key…
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July 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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"🇧🇬 Bulgaria presents an opportunity for 🇨🇳 China to expand its footprint in Central and Eastern Europe—primarily through economic channels, but with growing attention to security and soft-power influence."

Read my and Asya Metodieva’s latest report:

@gmfus.bsky.social
China’s Quiet Strategy in Bulgaria: Economic Appeal, Political Constraints
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July 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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JOIN TOMORROW!

🤝What role for Central Europe in Ukraine's reconstruction?

📌 July 15|4.00 p.m. CET|Online

#ReThinkCEE fellow Dominik Istrate, Bogdan Zawadewicz (Polish Development Bank), Ievgeniia Bodnya & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social explore CE's recovery efforts in Ukraine.

@gmfus.bsky.social
Central Europe’s Role in Ukraine’s Reconstruction
More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces an immense recovery and reconstruction challenge—regardless of when or how the war ends. With over 43,000 civilian lives lost an...
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July 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🎙️ What is the goal & impact of Fidesz's European alliance-building? How does the far right influence European politics?

A year after the foundation of the Patriots for Europe group, we talked about this with @bironagyandras.bsky.social from Policy Solutions.
July 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Teaser to the debate with @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social: #TheGlobalAgora #podcast.

How nervous is Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán about Péter Magyar's Tisza Party?
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/YwWOP...

🎙 The whole episode ko-fi.com/post/How-ner...
Could Hungary's PM Orbán dismiss election results if he loses?
YouTube video by The Global Agora
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July 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM