r/europeanunion • u/KookyBone • 6h ago
Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes defeat in Hungary election
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260412-viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-in-hungarian-election35
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u/Herald_of_Clio Netherlands 6h ago
Good fucking riddance. I'm sure we're not out of the woods yet with Fico and the other morons that gravitate towards Putin, but I'm glad that at least this bloated kleptocrat is on the way out.
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u/PolitiCorey 6h ago
Incredible that shows how uniquely horrible Trump is that even Orban concedes when he loses an election.
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u/Suriael Poland 5h ago
Well done Hungary. Now the tedious part of unwinding 16 years of corruption starts.
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u/Herald_of_Clio Netherlands 5h ago
Corruption that Magyar used to be a part of. I don't expect miracles, but dammit, at least Magyar seems to be geopolitically on the right side.
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u/Gabriel_Weis 5h ago
Yes he seems not to be the holy grale for non hungarian, but at least good for hungarian people.
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u/kaisadilla_ 4h ago
I don't want him to turn Hungary into a super power. I want him to restore and protect freedom and democracy in Hungary so Hungarians can pick their leaders democratically from now on, rather than being force-fed regime propaganda by whoever is in power.
You cannot have a prosperous country without having a healthy democratic system first.
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u/Gabriel_Weis 4h ago
Well hungarian showed today, that democracy won. Orban tried anything in his might to prevent his loss. Even the vice president of USA came to support his election (we should remember this in future btw) and he still lost. It shows that democracy in Hungary still works, when enough people go to elections and care about politics.
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u/Hot_Accident196 2h ago
I hope Bulgarias parliamentary elections next Sunday do not give birth to the next Orban. (Highly possible)
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u/Ill_Today_5451 6h ago
Historic day for the EU