Host May Boeve sits down with Hungarian community organizer, Gergő Hajdu, about the defeat of Viktor Orbán after 16 years of authoritarian rule.
May Boeve speaks with Gergő Hajdu, a Hungarian community organizer, digital campaigner, and co-founder of aHang, about the long struggle to defeat Viktor Orbán after 16 years of authoritarian rule. Gergő traces his path from grassroots Roma organizing to building Hungary’s largest nonpartisan pressure group, combining digital organizing, local chapters, primaries, small-donor support, and face-to-face voter conversations. Together, May and Gergő unpack the lessons U.S. movements can draw from Hungary’s breakthrough: endurance, message discipline, and the importance of reaching persuadable voters without getting pulled into authoritarian distractions.
Plus: Gergő shares why poetry helps him stay connected to the soul of Hungary.
How We Build This is created and hosted by May Boeve
Producer: Phil Surkis
Theme music: ‘Within’, composed by Ruthie Dineen, and performed by Negative Press Project.
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