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30/09/2024

Misha Glenny explores the role the 2008 financial crash had on the rise of Viktor Orban in Hungary, as well as the impact of the pandemic on the election of Giorgia Meloni in Italy

In this series Misha Glenny explores a number of political divides facing Europe and asks whether the continent is undergoing the same crises it went through in the 1930s. In this first episode he investigates two countries that have elected ultra-conservative leaders over the last fifteen years – Viktor Orban in Hungary in 2010 and Giorgia Meloni in Italy in 2022. Speaking to a range of voices from former politicians to academics, journalists and economists, Misha unpacks the importance of economic and social crises in their electoral success, whether it was the 2008 financial crash in Hungary or the Covid pandemic in Italy.

Release date:

14 minutes

On radio

Mon 30 Sep 2024 13:45

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Sep 2024 13:45