‘The key difference in the 2026 cycle appears to have been that Hungarian voters had cooled on the Ukraine war issue, and their attention had turned elsewhere. The election became, in part at least, a referendum on the economy.’

‘Too many are focusing on distractions when trying to analyse von der Leyen’s bizarre outburst. Some are saying that it is because the Erdoğan government has leaned into variants of Islamism…Others are pointing to the Turkish government’s increasingly expansionist aims, such as its recent alliance with the new government in Syria, but von der Leyen herself met President Al-Sharaa a few months ago.’

‘Do we really want to turn European politics into a game where the intelligence services of member states spy on the politicians of other member states and leak these conversations to the press? This type of politics would obviously destroy the European project itself—and it would do so quickly.’

‘So long as Hungarian voters understand the magnitude of the problems facing their country, they will no doubt see the wisdom of entrusting leadership to experienced managers like Fidesz rather than amateur upstarts like Tisza, who have already shown themselves willing to allow the Druzhba pipeline to be weaponized simply to win an election.’

‘Hungarian voters must decide: will they continue to entrust Fidesz with the authority to lead them through the geopolitical storm, or will they take a bet on Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party to lead Hungary with a new style of government?’

‘Unless NATO can produce a credible plan to remain relevant in a world that is changing dramatically—geopolitically and technologically—it risks falling apart under the weight of its own irrelevance.’

‘Some hope that if Reform UK win the next election that the situation will get better. But the reality is that Britain’s problems are structural. The country is in terminal economic decline, and the state is close to bankruptcy.’

‘The problem is that the French government is spending too much money. In August of this year, just before the government collapsed, Finance Minister Eric Lombard warned that if the country did not get its act together, it would end up going to the IMF for a bailout.’

‘The best approach for Hungarian politicians is to try to help Romania find a new path. The globalist path that the country has been on for the past two decades is coming to an end. Romania needs to figure out new ways to engage with a new world. The country can no longer rely on external alliances or foreign financial inflows. It must fight for its future and its prosperity.’

‘How, then, can Hungary leverage the changes in the global monetary order to its advantage? By positioning itself as a hub for banking and finance across a range of currencies. This is where Hungary must draw on its…two key strengths: its geographic location and its diplomatic acumen…What is emerging is a ‘multipolar’ system of global money and banking…’