Hungary 2014: The challenges of the democratic opposition

Our panel discussion entitled "Hungary 2014 - The challenges of the democratic opposition", organized on May 31, 2013 in the headquarters of our foundation, featured three speakers from Hungary: Péter Krekó, research director of Political Capital Institute; Gordon Bajnai, prime Minister candidate of the "Together 2014-PM" electoral alliance; and Benedek Jávor, co-president of the party "Dialogue for Hungary" (PM). The following video interviews, made in conjunction with the event, present their perspectives on the Hungarian elections which will be held in the spring of 2014.

The interviews were conducted by Jelena Nikolic.

Audio Recording

Gordon Bajnai ("Together 2014"): "We need a fundamental change"

Péter Krekó: "Without consolidation the system can collapse"

Benedek Jávor (Dialogue for Hungary): "The future of politics is green"

Dossier: Focus on Hungary

The Heinrich Böll Foundation has compiled a dossier containing articles and interviews on the situation in Hungary since the right wing government came to power in April 2010. The driving goal behind the project is to analyze and interpret the changes in the domain of public life at ‘half-time’, two years before the next parliamentary elections.

• Link to dossier