While Irish minds were occupied with fuel prices and blockades over the weekend a quiet revolution took place in Hungary.
The country’s leader for 16 years, Putin puppet Viktor Orban, was ousted in a decisive election, to be replaced at the helm by his former party colleague Peter Magyar.
But who is Magyar and what does this mean for Europe?
Euronews reporter and Irish Examiner columnist Shona Murray has been following Orban for more than a decade – she's the guest on today’s episode.
Who is Péter Magyar: Hungary’s next leader energised voters but is ‘a dark horse’
Read Mick Clifford’s pre-election feature here: Russia and White House doing all they can to prop up Viktor Orbán
Listen to Shona speaking to Mick before the election last week: The Mick Clifford Podcast - Irish Examiner
Shona Murray: EU faced with Russian trojan horse if Orbán gets re-elected
Roderic O’Gorman: Budapest Pride was a rebuke to Orbán, we must keep an eye on his response
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