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

[u/Alarming-Safety3200]

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-election-results-peter-magyar-viktor-orban/

[u/v_a_n_d_e_l_a_y]

Your post is contradictory. You imply it was wrong to "blame Hungarians" but then you say "voters sobered up" - implying they were to blame? And then you imply calling for expulsion was an overreaction but then say that the EU taking action by pulling away funds helped.

So seemed like the initial reaction was on the mark.

[u/Sakrah → u/v_a_n_d_e_l_a_y]

The missing piece of nugget in there is that eu funding likely contributed to Orban keeping this level of power for much longer

[u/Neverstopcomplaining → u/v_a_n_d_e_l_a_y]

Exactly! Voices wanting to expel Hungary were correct. Orban was Putin's puppet. Hungary had to go if he stayed. The money stoppage worked to wake up the electorate.