Hungary's 2026 parliamentary election revealed how a politically captured system of minority representation and non-resident voting continue to shape electoral outcomes. Péter Kállai, Balázs Majtényi and Alíz Nagy argue that meaningful reform must address both
Hungary is gearing up for national elections in April 2026. The authoritarian Fidesz party – in power for over fifteen years – is campaigning hard in the online realm. Alíz Nagy puts these developments in the broader context of digital authoritarianism
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Rights and Politics, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Alíz holds a PhD in Sociology from ELTE (2019), an MA in Nationalism Studies from the Central European University (2018), and an MA in International Relations, specialising in International Human Rights, from ELTE (2013).
After returning from several years of leave, she is resuming her research on citizenship studies.
Her previous research project, which scrutinised the Hungarian legal framework on citizenship with a focus on its impact on the claim-making strategies of transborder Hungarian organisations, laid the foundation for her current work.
In addition to her research, she teaches courses on nationalism, citizenship, and academic writing for international relations students, in Hungarian and English.
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