Commentary
Democratic Security
Bulgaria’s Presidency Will Be Decided in The Sea
24 October 2026
23 October 2026
Aliberalism is the new buzzword in Budapest and Chișinău. Has CEE found a new playbook for defeating hybrid regimes?
A cinematic event of historic proportions – this is how Hungary’s parliamentary elections reverberated globally. For the liberal public, Péter Magyar Europhile banner and his democratic talk were enough to rally behind him. For the alienated centre, his credentials as a regime dissident, his skilful mantra of ‘insider’ knowledge and his moderate-conservative tone sounded like a fair compromise.
But is it only Magyar’s superpower or is there room for cross-regional mainstreaming, for an ‘aliberal’ democratic butterfly effect marching from Budapest to Belgrade and beyond?
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Răzvan Foncea is a policy researcher and strategist at Edge Institute, a Bucharest-based think tank focused on Romania’s digital transformation. He holds a master’s degree in European Affairs from Sciences Po Paris.
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