As Hungary heads to parliamentary elections on 12 April, Cristian Pîrvulescu argues that the billboard campaign targeting Zelensky is not merely anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. Rather, it is the latest iteration of a calculated antisemitic strategy, rooted in the 'Horthy tradition', that has powered Fidesz through four consecutive victories
The attack on Iran by Israel and the US can be seen as an attempt to force regime change. Yet, says Cristian Pîrvulescu, authoritarian regimes rarely collapse when leaders fall. Systems built around institutions often survive because they reproduce power through structures that organise coercion and coordinate elites
Professor of Political Science and Dean of the Faculty of Political Science National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Bucharest
Cristian's research focuses on democratic institutions, rule of law, migration and asylum governance, and European integration, with a particular emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe.
He has published extensively on democratic resilience, populism, and institutional change and is active in European policy debates, including through his work with the European Economic and Social Committee.
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