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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3850
  • 20 Apr 2026
  • 58 min

From Hungary to Bulgaria, elections are promising change – but in different directions

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  • The Globalist
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3850
  • 58 min

A week after Hungarians booted out Viktor Orbán in favour of the pro-European Union Péter Magyar, Bulgarians headed to the polls considering the opposite: many are eager to elect the Russia-friendly Rumen Radev. Bruno Kaufmann joins us from Sofia. Plus, the latest on Iran, Israel and Lebanon.

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  • Georgina Godwin

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