欧洲中部国家匈牙利于4月12日举行了国会选举。律师出身的青年政治人物彼得·马扎尔（Peter Magyar），领导蒂萨党（Tisza Party）取得压倒性胜利，一举推翻了原总理欧尔班长达16年的统治。

马扎尔是谁？他凭借什么创造了这次胜利？

在欧洲，匈牙利不过是人口不足1000万的小国，这次选举却引起举世关注。它是否代表着全球右翼势力和民粹主义的一次挫折？美国副总统万斯在选前还专程到匈牙利为欧尔班助选，但欧尔班依然败阵，这又说明了什么？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与旅欧中国作家、国际政治研究者王庆民深度解析。

延伸阅读：

• 王庆民：意识形态与国际博弈下的匈牙利大选 
• 毕达：匈牙利变天 邻国庆幸

In a stunning political upset, Hungary’s parliamentary election on April 12, 2026, ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. The opposition Tisza Party, led by Peter Magyar, won a landslide victory that is set to reshape Hungary’s political future and reverberate across Europe.

The result came despite last-minute campaigning in Orbán’s favor by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, underscoring the international attention surrounding the race. For more than a decade, Orbán has been seen as the standard-bearer of Europe’s illiberal right, reshaping Hungary’s constitution, media landscape, and institutions.

In 2022, the European Parliament described Hungary as a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy,” arguing that it could no longer be considered a full democracy. Against that backdrop, Magyar’s rapid rise and Tisza’s breakthrough have stunned observers and raised broader questions about the direction of right-wing politics in Europe and beyond.

Join us on this episode of Global Heartbeat, where host Han Yonghong and Europe-based political analyst and freelance writer Wang Qingmin examine what this historic result means for Hungary, the future of right-wing politics, and democracy in Europe.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Spotify and other podcast platforms.