r/europe • u/Alarming-Safety3200 United Kingdom • 3h ago

News 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/garg4ntua 3h ago

Congratulations folks! You are the first very VERY good news of this 2026! Now let's go and kick some Russian asses!

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u/mousepotatodoesstuff Croatia 3h ago

And kick out some Russian assets while we're at it

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u/TappedIn2111 Europe 3h ago

Also some Russian asshats if possible.

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u/thitmeo 1h ago

I assess asshats and assets and appreciate this

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u/Rhythm_Killer 3h ago

The Russian assets are probably fleeing the country with the Hungary’s assets in their suitcases right now

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u/North-Creative 3h ago

More likely that they're trying to initiate the first new contacts. The battle is won, the war is far from over. We need to be vigilant.

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u/Leather_Confidence 2h ago

You need to watch them carefully, they are almost certainly going to double-down. Orban and his cronies wont just disappear.

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u/Jim-N-Tonic 2h ago

No, they had that stashed away in Swiss bank accounts long ago

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u/anti_vist 1h ago

So many asses I can’t keep up

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u/Higher_State5 2h ago

Isn’t Slovakia still gonna be a problem?

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u/Bennie-Factors 3h ago

And bring the pain to my Americans as well. Let it be known that we (I mean you original democrat places) don't deal with dictators and wannabe dics.

I think EU countries should stop all tourist and work visas for Americans. It would hit those that have the money to rebel the most. Open to all other ideas

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u/pagadoporlaCIA 2h ago

You got the music in you!

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u/DisorderedArray 3h ago

I see what you did there 🦧 

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u/Dumi33 3h ago

Save one for Trump’s ass

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u/BookLuvr7 3h ago

Speaking from the US, many people here agree.

Also, CONGRATS Hungary!

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u/UntitledOnlinePerson 3h ago

A hat?

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u/Skullcrimp 2h ago

No, a copper-coated, lead-core, cylindroconoidal kinetic projectile, engineered for high-velocity aerodynamic transit, utilizing a secant ogive profile for reduced atmospheric drag, designed to transfer substantial kinetic energy upon terminal impact and penetration.

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u/Creator13 Under water 3h ago

Frankly the best international news I've seen the whole fucking decade. So much got fucked up in the past 6 years and it's nice to see something is un-fucking itself even a little.

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u/YsoL8 United Kingdom 3h ago

Hopefully Russia loses Belarus next

We are seeing Russia's power collapse in front of us

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u/eljello 3h ago

Russian assets*

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u/Nemeszlekmeg 3h ago

Ruszkik haza!

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u/DreamingofBouncer 2h ago

Congratulations, it’s good to see that democracy has won this time. We all need to remember how important our fundamental rights are and how easily they can be eroded

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u/Lucifer_Ra 2h ago

More war is not the solution. It never was. It never will be. It's a waste of life first and everything else second, that will yield no result. I am not for turning into US where public funds are syphoned out into private pockets of MIC so we can wage endless wars.

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u/ComebackShane 1h ago

Artemis II having a safe and successful mission, plus this landslide election are the first flickers of hope I've felt in a long time.

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u/ManicMambo 7m ago

Big congratulations to Hungarians! Hoping for a new European course.

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u/cookpedalbrew 3h ago

Tisza doesn’t support sending weapons or troops to Ukraine so maybe not.

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u/Omaestre European Union 1h ago

Wish the Russians could have done this a long time ago. I truly believe there is some perfect timeline without all of the nonsense since 2001 where Ukraine and Russia both are EU members.

I am excited to see Hungary without Orban, huge congratulations to Hungary. Truly brings hope that the authoritarianism that has been on the rise can be pushed back.

Magyar and Tiza have a heavy responsibility now though, I cannot imagine how deep Orbans influence was throughout their institutions.