In the European Union right-wing and left-wing populist parties are increasingly becoming stronger. Meanwhile in Central and Eastern Europe autocracies are emerging and becoming stabilized. Italy and Hungary are two notable examples of these processes. Italy is the only country in Western Europe where a coalition of purely populist parties won an election, while Hungary has the most mature autocracy in the European Union. By using survey methodology, we examined the preferences of Hungarian and Italian students regarding the values of liberal democracy. We seek answers to the questions whether there are any significant differences between the proportion of Hungarian students and Italian students who identify themselves with the values of liberal democracy and which of these values of liberal democracy they consider to be protected values. Based on our results, we claim that students from both countries are more likely to support liberal democratic values than to support either right-wing or left-wing populist values, even if the distributions of the two groups differ significantly. We found that Italian students adhere more strongly to liberal democratic values, while Hungarians are more open to left-wing and right-wing populism. Our results confirm that in Hungary, because of the values that many people hold, conditions are conducive for establishing a sustainable autocracy, while in Italy, the demand for such a system is much weaker.

在欧洲联盟，右翼和左翼民粹主义政党越来越强大。同时，在中欧和东欧，独裁统治正在兴起并稳定下来。意大利和匈牙利是这些过程的两个著名例子。意大利是西欧的唯一国家，纯粹民粹主义政党联盟在选举中获胜，而匈牙利在欧盟最成熟的专制。通过使用调查方法，我们检查了匈牙利和意大利学生对自由民主价值观的偏好。我们寻求以下问题的答案：匈牙利学生和意大利学生之间的比例是否存在显着差异，他们认为自己具有自由民主的价值观，以及这些自由民主的价值观中哪些被认为是受保护的价值观。根据我们的研究结果，我们认为来自两国的学生比左派或左派民粹主义价值观更可能支持自由民主价值观，即使两组的分布差异很大。我们发现，意大利学生更加坚守自由民主价值观，而匈牙利人则更愿意接受左翼和右翼民粹主义。我们的结果证实，在匈牙利，由于许多人拥有的价值观，有利于建立可持续的专制制度，而在意大利，对这种制度的需求则要弱得多。我们发现，意大利学生更加坚守自由民主价值观，而匈牙利人则更愿意接受左翼和右翼民粹主义。我们的结果证实，在匈牙利，由于许多人拥有的价值观，有利于建立可持续的专制制度，而在意大利，对这种制度的需求要弱得多。我们发现，意大利学生更加坚守自由民主价值观，而匈牙利人则更愿意接受左翼和右翼民粹主义。我们的结果证实，在匈牙利，由于许多人拥有的价值观，有利于建立可持续的专制制度，而在意大利，对这种制度的需求要弱得多。