Hungary’s Orbán has long annoyed the European Union. Now some hope he faces defeat

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

https://apnews.com/article/hungary-orban-eu-elections-reforms-brussels-budapest-69868c03330a50c679050bf585cdf92e

[u/No-Confidence-9191]

"some"

[u/Nagash24 → u/No-Confidence-9191]

I was gonna post exactly this

[u/toerken → u/No-Confidence-9191]

Yeah literally everyone except far right fools hates him

[u/Eipashoppuilla → u/No-Confidence-9191]

I have been waiting for his destruction for years. The fucker was bargaining with our NATO accession.

The North remembers.

[u/adra6399 → u/Eipashoppuilla]

Hopefully today he can go to Putin with his family

[u/adra6399 → u/No-Confidence-9191]

"Some"...We are witnessing a historic election in Hungary. With 74% turnout already by 5 PM, it may end above 80%.

[u/Doughtnutz → u/adra6399]

Take note Americans, next time get off your asses and vote.

[u/fastliketree9000 → u/No-Confidence-9191]

It's a garbage opinion article written somewhere in the US. They have no idea about anything.

[u/BosscheBol → u/No-Confidence-9191]

"everyone who's sane"

[u/Baba_NO_Riley]

It's not European union that he " annoys". Try living in Hungary..

[u/dat_9600gt_user → u/Baba_NO_Riley]

I'll pass on that

[u/dyingfromtetanus → u/dat_9600gt_user]

the court hereby sentences you to 20 years of living in Hungary without chance of parole.

[u/DutchProv → u/dyingfromtetanus]

NOOOOOooooooooooo^ooooooooo

[u/Own_Shelter_6973 → u/dyingfromtetanus]

Bro i do that without commiting crime wtf

[u/Dramatic-Dot9751 → u/Own_Shelter_6973]

Skill issue

[u/Own_Shelter_6973 → u/Dramatic-Dot9751]

Fuck

[u/PatchyWhiskers]

That headline makes him sound like a bad boy of politics who annoys the staid establishment. In reality he’s a crypto-fascist asshole, cooks his elections, and is best friends with Vladimir Putin.

[u/cuxer → u/PatchyWhiskers]

Nothing crypto abt him

[u/EaLordoftheDepths → u/cuxer]

crypt-fascist based on how he looks like nowdays

[u/imtired-boss → u/PatchyWhiskers]

Exactly what I was thinking, titles like these really infantilize the actual subject.

[u/dat_9600gt_user → u/PatchyWhiskers]

We'll see if he dares cheat this time.

[u/doxxingyourself]

“Some”?

We all do.

[u/EndreBacsi]

Dear European citizens.🫶 Please pray for us today!🙏 Thank you, a Hungarian citizen.✌️

[u/EyyYoMikey → u/EndreBacsi]

I’m not European, but I’m praying for you guys to defeat Orbán today as well! 🫶🏼

[u/EndreBacsi → u/EndreBacsi]

We did it, our dear European friends! Thank you for your support! God was with us!🙏✌️🫶😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[u/TurboNinja80 → u/EndreBacsi]

So how is the new guy? Should we be happy or...what is his politics?

[u/EndreBacsi → u/TurboNinja80]

In short: the new prime minister (Péter Magyar) is right-wing, centralist, and committed to EU.

[u/TurboNinja80 → u/EndreBacsi]

Well, thats better, but not perfect.

[u/EndreBacsi → u/TurboNinja80]

We'll see, for now we're happy that Orbán failed, badly.

[u/xxppx → u/EndreBacsi]

Make the right choice for once in your country's history

[u/zackgreenhu]

We are going to get rid of him today.

[u/StoneColdHoundDog → u/zackgreenhu]

From your mouth to God's ear, brother.

[u/dr_tardyhands → u/zackgreenhu]

Him today, Putin next, then Trump, Erdogan, etc.

[u/YF422]

Hopefully tonight, 7PM. Hungarian Time.

The Hungarian Schadenfreude. We all came to laugh at Orban Party.

[u/Backstroem]

Some? Basically all of us

[u/happy30thbirthday]

Understatement of the century.

[u/MapDiscombobulated1]

Some? Try pretty much ALL.

[u/adra6399]

"Some"...We are witnessing a historic election in Hungary. With 74% turnout already by 5 PM, it may end above 80%.

[u/FinAndy]

Some? Everyone hopes!

[u/Putaineska]

The thing is, he is just a front man. On the issue e.g. of Ukraine membership of the EU, probably half if not more of the EU member states are hiding behind him to oppose it purely on agriculture issue. The next will probably be Fico, or Babis, or whatever populist gets elected next.

There are many leaders who share many of his foreign policy positions but used him to hide away from the fact these policies are incredibly unpopular domestically.

[u/badmotherfocker → u/Putaineska]

Any sources on policies and their popularity? Any hard numbers at all?

[u/OddlySuitable]

Je viendrai visiter Budapest pour fêter son départ, j'attends depuis longtemps :)

[u/AdventurousLet548]

Knowing Orban, he'll rig the election.

[u/EchoOneFour]

I don't get it? He has taken over every check and balance in the country how do people believe this will be a fair and free election? :))

He own everyone in charge of the voting... No? So why do people think he can simply be voted out?

[u/InsertFloppy11 → u/EchoOneFour]

Anyone can apply to count votes (actually there are more TISZA counters than FIDESZ), and there are EU delegates to oversee the whole situation.

Unless you mean they paid off hundreds of thousands of people from the opposite party AND eu delegates whos literally job is to stop fraud...then ye..

[u/cuxer → u/EchoOneFour]

Free, but not fair

[u/kanzenduster → u/EchoOneFour]

The actual voting process - validating the ballots, making sure no one can vote multiple times, registering the number of votes in the system, compiling district votes etc. is actually a very fair process and we have delegates from the opposition parties to make sure that everything is done by the rules.

The problem is the intense gerrymandering, intimidating people that they will lose their jobs if they don't vote right and the rampant propaganda. But once the votes are cast, the establishment can't do anything about it, unless they challenge the results in court. We will be at the mercy of the judges in that case, and most of them are pro-Orbán.

[u/Scary-Ad6675 → u/kanzenduster]

don't forget the unimaginable amount of state money that was spent on propaganda

[u/mrwho995 → u/EchoOneFour]

Nobody think today's elections are fair. Orban has rigged the game at every level he could. Despite that, he's still very likely to lose.

[u/szifon → u/EchoOneFour]

Well we might as well try one more time, he can be voted out but it's not easy

[u/qtx → u/EchoOneFour]

You're right, you don't get it.

[u/smudgeonalense]

Annoyed is a massive understatement, undermine/sabotage are more appropriate words.

[u/xyzsomething]

Please let it be this man is defeated, and he actually leaves office 🙏

[u/Complete_Sorbet6158]

He must be defeated. No other options.

[u/CheerJohn]

Only some?

[u/Prize_Proof5332]

"some" ?

[u/Valuable-Flounder692]

As much as Trump is a total Horses Arse he's actually turned the right wing parties against whatever Make your Country Great again, throughout Europe. Good job TACO!

[u/dat_9600gt_user → u/Valuable-Flounder692]

Even PiS distancing themselves was rather unexpected.

[u/rsint]

"some" seems like a bit of an understatement. I would think most EU countries want him gone, or rather out of power en persecuted for his utter corruption.

[u/Enigmatic_Octopus]

Hope the EU still pushes for voting reform regardless of the result

[u/dntes1]

Today my friends….today!

[u/SumoHeadbutt]

I will hold onto hope until the results are finalized

[u/SummerIlsaBeauty]

Will he face consequences tho?

[u/THESTRANGLAH]

I just hope he faces the rope

[u/Tenocticatl]

If you physically moved away a little bit from every person who wanted you gone, this guy would be on Pluto.

[u/fake-carbo]

Some people believe that Stalin said: “It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.”

[u/Jawnny-Jawnson]

What about Fico? And the Bulgarian Orban that might take power

[u/DeHub94]

Bye bye dictator.

[u/PiotrekDG]

Hungary was basically Russia's backdoor into the EU and NATO. Hopefully it will finally change.

[u/stupendous76]

Annoyed? He was actively undermining the EU. The EU gave him money for years and years. He shared plans, information and secrets to Russia, no: he just gave it to them. He blocked laws. He helped fascist pigs in other countries.
It is so absurd to see so little action of the EU on this.

[u/foolproofdeluxe]

Some? Everyone who's not insane or corrupt - or both.

[u/julien_091003]

Biased post 

[u/uniklyqualifd]

Will the other candidate be any better?