The political left is disappearing across Central Europe, despite Orbán’s defeat in Hungary.
24 April 2026
Social democrats no longer have any MPs in Hungary, Bulgaria or Czechia; have been pushed into opposition in Slovenia; and are polling at less than 10% in Poland.
Often originating from former communist parties, they first lost working-class voters to more nationalist groups, and in the 2010s lost the middle class.
Often originating from former communist parties, they first lost working-class voters to more nationalist groups, and in the 2010s lost the middle class.