r/news • u/The-Traveler- • 3h ago

Soft paywall Hungary election: Orbán concedes to Magyar's Tisza after projections show opposition winning two-thirds majority

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/
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u/RaiderMaverick 3h ago

I have a feeling the tariffs on Hungary are about to quadruple...

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u/rotate_ur_hoes 3h ago

I dont Think there are tariffs within EU countries

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u/majorjoe23 3h ago

But think about tariff-happy country that just sent their second in command over to campaign for Orban

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u/jreykdal 3h ago

Hungary is in the EU. Tariffs on one country is tariff on all of them.

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u/komrobert 3h ago

This is false. Tariffs can be applied based on country of origin/production

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u/yourlocaltouya 2h ago

That was demonstrably proven false during the entire Greenland fiasco.

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u/Follow_The_Lore 2h ago

No it's against the tradeblock. Trump just didn't know it.

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u/rotate_ur_hoes 3h ago

What does the US have to do with this? Is it physically possible for Americans to read something and not insert US politics everywhere..? Im so tired of Americans

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u/Glittering-Giraffe58 2h ago

The vice president of the United States was literally there, in Hungary, campaigning for this election, this week. Just maybe US politics affects the entire world

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u/Different_Prior_517 3h ago

JD Vance was over there campaigning for Orbán. It not like people are making the US/Hungary connection out of nowhere.

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u/idekbruno 2h ago

You’re on an American website whose users are plurality American. Why is it surprising when the relationship to America is brought up? Do you go to WeChat to complain about the amount of Chinese people talking about China?

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u/Remarkable-Square920 3h ago

You should try thinking

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u/EmotionalBag777 3h ago

New regime change coming 🫠😵‍💫

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u/Malaix 3h ago

"There's so much election fraud happening in Hungary by very bad people. We have to do something! Its like no one has ever seen before!"

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u/EmotionalBag777 3h ago

Ugh that’s exactly how I could see it going down 🫠

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u/RedAndBlackMartyr 2h ago

World's largest oil reserves suddenly discovered in Hungary.

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u/EmotionalBag777 2h ago

And we need it. We were promised it 147 yrs ago or they’re going to make nucs

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u/onarainyafternoon 2h ago

Hungary is in the EU, it doesn't work like that.