On March 31st, join Protect Democracy for a briefing on the Hungarian parliamentary elections.

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Protect Democracy Briefing


** The Hungarian Election & Lessons for Democracy in the U.S.
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Thursday, March 31 11:30AM ET / 8:30AM PT

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On March 31st at 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT, join Protect Democracy for a briefing on the Hungarian parliamentary elections—which will take place on Sunday, April 3rd—and their lessons for democracy & authoritarianism in the United States. Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary is arguably the strongest recent analogue to democratic backsliding in the United States. Donald Trump has endorsed Orbán for reelection and the two have a strong political bond. And now, like Trump in 2020, Orbán faces a unified and motivated opposition. But the outcome of the election is far from certain.
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This briefing will address the following questions:
* How should Americans understand Hungarian politics and electoral dynamics?
* What are the parallels and differences between Viktor Orbán and authoritarian factions in the United States?
* What can Orbán’s successful attempts to consolidate political and electoral power teach us about authoritarian vulnerabilities at home?


** Speakers
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** Kim Lane Scheppele
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** Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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** Marton Dunai
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Southeast Europe Correspondent, Financial Times
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** Farbod Faraji
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** Counsel
Protect Democracy
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** Related Report
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In Advantaging Authoritarianism: The U.S. Electoral System & Antidemocratic Extremism ([link removed]) , Protect Democracy examines the links between escalating antidemocratic extremism and the U.S. electoral system: “one uniquely translating limited factional support into outsized political influence.”

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