Crossroads of Europe

Hungary, Serbia: elections in the shadow of the war in Ukraine

Victor Orban.

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By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

This Sunday, April 3, 2022, Hungarians go to the polls for the legislative elections.

Serbs vote in general elections.

In Hungary, Viktor Orban, the ultra-conservative Prime Minister is seeking a fourth term in the face of a united opposition.

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In Serbia, President Aleksandar Vucic and his progressive party hope for a new plebiscite.

In these two countries, one a member of the European Union, the other a candidate for EU membership, both close to Moscow, the war in Ukraine has completely upset the countryside.

Guests of Carrefour de l'Europe this Sunday (April 3, 2022): Catherine Horel, specialist in contemporary central Europe, director of research at the CNRS;

Loïc Trégourès, Doctor of Political Science, Balkan specialist.

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