openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 24 April 2026
We spoke to Bernadett Sebály, who has tracked Hungary’s resistance for years, on the vote – and what others can learn
OPINION: The gender recognition ban forces trans people to be visible, whether or not they want to be
‘When local government people visit, they wear masks and gloves, as if they’re afraid of catching something.’
It’ll take more than spoiled votes to defeat Viktor Orbán’s policies – although it’s a great start
The far-Right party’s opponents needed to fight for people’s lives, not technocratic norms. But it’s Roma and LGBTQ people who will pay the price
Whatever the result at Sunday’s polls, the winner faces a grim economic reality, marred by the Ukraine war and EU funding disputes
Two elections mark two crucial opportunities to halt Europe’s drift towards authoritarianism. But war in Ukraine adds an extra obstacle
Katalin Novák denies being Viktor Orbán’s ‘puppet’, but she is likely to continue the Hungarian government’s anti-feminist policies
Exclusive: In Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition may finally have a candidate capable of ending 12 years of increasingly authoritarian Orbán rule
An examination of the radicalisation that leads to violent extremism such as the Liverpool bombing must include the state's role in fomenting it
