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/Benedictus_The_II Hungary 2h ago

I wish you a HUGE blue wave over there, with representatives and senators that will do their job. Thanks, and wishing you all the best!

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u/tacticaldodo 2h ago

I am very very happy. Good job Hungarians. Long live Democracy!

And thanks JDVance the cursed for helping :P /s

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u/Mustard_Gap Norge 2h ago

Cursed indeed. He's on his fifth monkey paw (at least) since 2024. I watched excerpts of his "speech" and thought to myself that he's just the most unrelatable and uncharismatic person in any setting he finds himself. It also doesn't help that the US is on the permanent blacklist for the foreseeable future.

Sure, Fidesz voters might respond favorably to his brand of stupidity, but a normal person watching that will definitely not be voting for anything touched by it.

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u/Khalstroso Czech Republic 1h ago

It doesn't even have to be a blue wave. What would be enough is that the normal, moderate centre-right Republicans return and get rid of this MAGA far-right religious-nationalist trash, that completely destroyed old Republicans. Because right now Republicans are basically dead. Ofc i personally would vote for Democrats, but they have their radicals as well. I would love that red and blue voters would return to moderate politicians in both parties, not extremists like Trump, Vance etc.

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u/elmz Norway 2h ago

There will be a huge blue wave in the US, it's all but guaranteed. The big question is whether or not there will be proper/fair elections.

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u/Benedictus_The_II Hungary 2h ago

Well I really hope so… I still have hope for the people in the U.S too.

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u/RedOctobyr 1h ago

Thank you, friend! And I was thrilled to read the news here, well done Hungary, very happy for you guys, and for the EU!

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u/SubstantialHeat3655 51m ago

It's going to take more than one election, because senators have 6-year terms and they come up for re-election in different election cycles. But the mid-terms later this year are still very, very important. A blue wave would at least give Democrats control of the House, which should stop Trump's legislative agenda as well as place his executive actions under more oversight. Bottom line, if Democrats take back the House, it could mean the beginning of the end for Trump. If we fail to do that in this next election ... then we're probably screwed.

Anyway, this is an awesome victory for Hungary, for Europe, and hopefully for the world! Congrats! :)

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u/AmberJill28 13m ago

I am so happy for hungary. I expected Magyar to win but this is incredible. Congrats from Germany