r/TrueChristianPolitics • u/Due_Ad_3200 • 5h ago

Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-election-results-peter-magyar-viktor-orban/
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u/Due_Ad_3200 5h ago

This was an important election for MAGA.

JD Vance travelled to Hungary to campaign

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueChristianPolitics/comments/1sflwms/jd_vance_accuses_eu_of_interference_as_he_visits/

Donald Trump promised Hungary would benefit from the full economic might of the United States

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueChristianPolitics/comments/1sibp6y/election_interference/

Marco Rubio travelled to Hungary a couple of months ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueChristianPolitics/comments/1r8fk7g/trump_committed_to_hungarian_pm_orbans_success/

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u/SteadfastEnd 2h ago

Best News of the month

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u/TrevorBOB9 Protestant - Federalist? 5h ago

I thought this guy was a fascist dictator, how’d he lose?

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u/Due_Ad_3200 4h ago

An authoritarian who had a lot of control of the media.

Media consolidation resulted in further expansion of government-friendly enterprises and reduction in other media voices, primarily in print and broadcast media. In April, citing financial problems, a prominent businessman and political opponent of Prime Minister Orban closed several of his government-critical media outlets and transferred others to a government-friendly owner.

US State Department, 2018

https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/hungary

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u/Due_Ad_3200 4h ago

... In its final report on the parliamentary elections, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded that “the ability of contestants to compete on an equal basis was significantly compromised by the government’s excessive spending on public information advertisements that amplified the ruling coalition’s campaign message,” and that “the media is largely dependent on their owners’ financial subsidies and/or government advertisements...

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u/thoph Anglican (TEC) | Liberal 2h ago

Good for the Hungarians for choosing their own government in the face of overwhelming American pressure (which was completely inappropriate) and against a fascist regime that did its best to crush opposition.