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In this episode, Kafkadesk writer and host Karolína Boháčová discusses the trend of opposition electoral coalitions in Central Europe and analyses whether they can prove a successful strategy against the region’s populists.
In the first half of the episode, she looks at the success story of the Czech opposition coalition in late 2021 and the characteristics of electoral alliances with Petr Just, head of the political science department at the Metropolitan University in Prague.
In the second part, she moves on to Hungary, where the general election is just a few days away and, for the first time in over a decade, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing a united opposition. Iván László Nagy, a Hungarian political journalist from HVG, gives his take on what to expect, and discusses the possible outcomes of the election.
In this podcast series we are looking at the region from different angles and perspectives, attempting to capture its diversity and understand emerging trends. Above all, we want to give voice to a region that is often talked to rather than listened to.
The VoiCEE is brought to you by a network of independent English-language media in Central and Eastern Europe: Notes from Poland, Kafkadesk, Insight Hungary, Internews Ukraine, New Eastern Europe, Reporting Democracy, Transitions, Ukraine World, VSquare. You can find more content from our network here and follow us on Twitter.
Main image credit: Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland, (under CC BY 3.0 PL)
