Did Trump just kill off Europe's most powerful populist?
The News Agents
Global
4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Victor Orban has held Hungary in his iron grip for the best part of two decades. He became known as the godfather of populism, overseeing democratic backsliding, media control, and the erosion of rights and laws.
Last night, that came to an end. An old, angry, Putin-adjacent man was defeated in a landslide. What does this mean for hard-right EU populism? For Ukraine? And for the Trump touch? Are there wider lessons for how to win elections in 2026?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK commercial banking, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:10.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:13.5 | It's unbelievable. Since I've been a young child, since I was 10 years old, we have been under the regime of our ban. |
| 0:20.6 | We are free right now. |
| 0:22.4 | We're really proud and like our generation because we change everything. |
| 0:26.9 | We hope that this is a new start for Hungary. |
| 0:29.6 | I have a future. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm so happy. |
| 0:32.7 | It's 5 to midnight and we're on the streets of Budapest in what feels like Europe's biggest street party. |
| 0:38.3 | Teaser has just won the Hungarian election with a resounding success. |
| 0:43.3 | They've sent Victor Orban packing after 16 years. |
| 0:47.3 | What does it mean for the godfather of populism to be out on his knees? |
| 0:52.3 | What does it mean for other populists around Europe? Should they start |
| 0:57.1 | worrying now too? Welcome to the newsagents. The newsagents. It's John. It's mateless and it took just |
| 1:10.8 | four minutes and 15 seconds for Hungary's Victor Orban to end that 16-year |
| 1:17.5 | stronghold on Hungary. |
| 1:19.1 | I guess some would say on the EU, some would say on Europe itself. |
| 1:23.3 | It came just after 9.15 last night when this authoritarian godfather of European populism |
| 1:30.6 | took to the stage and he conceded the election. |
| 1:34.7 | And the fact that he received praise for even legitimising this result, passing the torch of power, |
| 1:42.5 | I think speaks to the iron grip that he had over |
| 1:46.7 | democratic norms in this country, because many were expecting dirty tricks, resistance, |
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