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"There is one by-product [of Orbán's defeat] that’s truly been a puzzlement. Across the media landscape, the chattering class has assayed the election and made what is—to it, anyway—a fresh discovery: What if political corruption is bad? And what if campaigning against corruption is a winning issue?"
~ Jason Linkins
#Orbán #Trump #corruption #media
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The media’s groundbreaking discovery: Anti-corruption is good politics
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"The political earthquake that #Hungary experienced on Monday, when the party opposing #Orbán won two-thirds of the seats in Parliament, was unimaginable a year and a half ago, but there had been smaller, almost imperceptible rumblings of the kind that usually portend profound political change. Across rural Hungary—the source of Orbán’s base—small civic groups were forming in places where civil society had all but disappeared."
#trump
#authoritarianism
#democracy
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The Clubs in Hungary That Helped Lead to Orbán's Defeat
Among the many reasons for Viktor Orbán’s defeat was the rural clubs where citizens relearned democratic habits.Gal Beckerman (The Atlantic)
An excellent article that details how Orbán funded right-wing organisations in Britain and further afield. Naturally there is an Epstein connection among the various people who receive funding from Orbán.
"As Hungary’s Prime Minister suffers a historic electoral defeat, Byline Times maps out how his government’s funding arm channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into organisations at the heart of Britain’s hard right."
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Make believe you're 12 years old again. Mean kids, edgelords, drama mavens, etc
Some people never grow out of it. For some it's a cringe social identity as, an, uh, "adult"
Luckily, the leaders of entire countries are more mature, right? Right?
It's not like powerful people act like grade school dipshits going full whiny insecure brat, right?
"‘We were never friends’: #Kremlin plays down loss of ally following #Orbán’s election defeat"
😂
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‘We were never friends’: Kremlin plays down loss of ally following Orbán’s election defeat
Loss of closest European ally will force Kremlin to consider whether non-autocratic states can ever be reliable partnersPjotr Sauer (The Guardian)
"Trump responded to Orbán’s defeat with a long screed attacking Pope Leo XIV. ...
Today is Orthodox Easter, and about 45 minutes after attacking the Pope, Trump posted an image of himself in the place of Jesus, apparently healing a sick man in a bed, surrounded by a soldier, a nurse, a woman praying, and an older man."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
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April 12, 2026
By the end of 2024, inflation in the U.S., which had soared in the aftermath of the Covid-19 lockdowns, was almost back to the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"After Victor Orbán’s Fidesz party took power in 2010, Hungary became a role model for those who admired corruption, fascism, and loyalty to Vladimir Putin. Orbán’s regime brought widespread crony capitalism, captured Hungarian media outlets, and installed corrupt judges. He actively undermined solidarity within the European Union and worked to block aid to Ukraine. Sound familiar?"
~ Paul Krugman
Magyar called on the country's president, top justices, and chief prosecutor to hand in their resignations, saying they had put their political allegiance to Orban's authoritarian system above their office's responsibilities.
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#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Hungary #Orban #Magyar
Why did Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lose the election?
He shook hands with JD Vance!
#Hungary #Orban #JDVance #HandshakeOfDeath
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I'm celebrating the news from Hungary with some soul-stirring Woody Guthrie: "All You Fascists Bound to Lose."
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance
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"The gerrymandered map that was supposed to make Orbán permanent didn’t just fail. It was overrun.
Viktor Orbán — the philosopher kings’ proof of concept, the strongman who made democratic backsliding look irreversible, the man JD Vance flew to Budapest to embrace four days ago — is not losing."
"The Hungarian people have spoken.
With 37% of the vote counted — results still coming in as this is written — TISZA holds 132 seats to Fidesz’s 65 — one seat from the two-thirds supermajority required to rewrite the constitution. TISZA is winning 93 of 106 individual constituencies. Fidesz has collapsed from 87 constituency seats in 2022 to 13 tonight. Sixty-three percent of the vote is still uncounted."
~ Mike Brock
"I have said since early 2025 that Trump is in office to solve Putin’s problems. Orban provides a template. Bloomburg published revelations that on a phone call last October, Orban reportedly told Putin 'I am in your service' - and compared himself to a mouse and Putin to a lion. Hungary’s current afflictions are the outcome of this path and these priorities."
~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Orban: Made in Hungary, America, and Russia
Turns out that self-dealing, serving the Kremlin, wrecking education, and impoverishing the country are not popular governance movesRuth Ben-Ghiat (Lucid)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' #election result ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the #FarRight movement allied with US President Donald #Trump & #Russia President Vladimir #Putin.
“I congratulated the victorious party,″ Orbán told supporters in Budapest. “We are going to serve the Hungarian nation & our homeland from opposition as well.”
"Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power"
😲😁😂🥰
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#hungary #orban
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Is Orban done? Looking good … Follow it here: Hungary election live: Polls in Hungary close in tightly fought election after 16 years under Viktor Orbán https://www.theguardian.Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦 (CoSocial)
"Polls close in high-stakes Hungarian #election as #Magyar seeks to oust #Orbán"
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#Hungary #Magyarország #Europe #EU
Polls close in high-stakes Hungarian election as Magyar seeks to oust Orbán
A Tisza victory could lead to an overhaul in relations between Budapest and Brussels.Sion Pennar (Telewizja Polska S.A)
All eyes on Hungary today. It would be great to see an end to Orbán, a right-wing authoritarian populist who has really been difficult for the EU (and Ukraine). A victory for Magyar won't automatically mean a reset to pluralism & democracy given how deeply Orban has changed institutions. But it will still send a strong signal to his authoritarian friends around the world. #Hungary #EU #Orban #Magyar #Ukraine
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As record numbers of Hungarians head to the polls, the EU is preparing for two scenarios: continued obstruction under Orbán or a victory for Magyar that could reset relations, though Brussels remains cautious about both.Sandor Zsiros (Euronews)
The day that #Hungary may get rid of #Orban is finally here.
It’s not that the alternative is that palatable, but even a slice of bread with manure spread is more palatable than Orbán.
Of course Orbán is already blaming Soros, the EU, the media, international institutions, “foreign interference” and Mickey Mouse for his upcoming loss.
That’s what all fascists do. That’s what Trump and Bolsonaro did too. A fascist will never accept defeat through democratic means.
Proud of being part of what Orbán considers the “woke elites” that want his illiberal regime gone - for a better Hungary and for a better EU.
Tearing down posters of #Zelensky...
Yes! Do it!
Wait, what am I saying?
See these posters are #Kremlin disinfo in #Budapest, #Hungary, lies about #Ukraine. And crowds are doing it is a statement of disgust with #Orban and #Putin, shouting "Ruszkik Haza" ("Russians go home")
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Orban’s giant posters of Zelenskyy are being torn town across Budapest. Hungarians are sick of them. Orban is set to lose by 2 digits. If you hate Orban and Trump, drop a followThreads
"Sunday’s vote may well be one of the most important elections in the history of postcommunist Europe. It will test the longevity of a regime that has deviated from principles of democracy and the rule of law that were vindicated by the peaceful revolutions of 1989 and later secured by the European Union, which incorporated Hungary as part of its eastward expansion in 2004."
~ Isaac Stanley-Becker
#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
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Viktor Orbán Could Actually Lose Sunday’s Hungarian Election
The Hungarian leader faces an energized opposition—and questions about whether he would accept defeat.Isaac Stanley-Becker (The Atlantic)
" #Trump sweetens pro- #Orban endorsement with promises of economic aid to #Hungary"
Relax
A reminder: Trump's words about #Canada last year
#MapleMAGA Pierre #Poilievre was trending to win
Instead Trump aided in Canadians rallying to Mark #Carney
The #US #USA administration is rat poison
Everything the child rapist touches turns to shit
Be angry at meddling in your #politics, yes
But Trump and #Vance supporting Orban helps Peter #Magyar
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Trump sweetens pro-Orban endorsement with promises of economic aid to Hungary
"My Administration stands ready to use the full Economic Might of the United States to strengthen Hungary's Economy, as we have done for our Great Allies in the past, if Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the Hungarian People ever need it."Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
What a nice $1.5 million roundabout waste!
Guess thats what we get with dictators in the EU..
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Streisand, her protests loud!
“Orban’s Chances of Winning Hungary Election Drop After JD Vance Rally”
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Orban’s Chances of Winning Hungary Election Drop After JD Vance Rally
Orban is one of President Donald Trump's key European political allies.Kate Plummer (Newsweek)
@martinlentink @DavidNielsen
you're talking about this:
" #Orban’s Chances of Winning #Hungary Election Drop After JD #Vance Rally"
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so it's the same as #trump saying stupid shit about #canada, helping #poilievre lose to #carney
so while #europe is right to be bothered by populist right wing assholes from outside the #eu coming and messing in european #politics, europe can take some solace that the move tends to backfire
Orban’s Chances of Winning Hungary Election Drop After JD Vance Rally
Orban is one of President Donald Trump's key European political allies.Kate Plummer (Newsweek)
Seriously.
#JDVance says he's 'here to help' #Orbán #election campaign during #Hungary visit
Vance’s 2-day visit to Budapest is a bid to turn the tide in Orbán’s election campaign where the long-serving leader, a close #Trump ally, is trailing in the polls.
#geopolitics #authoritarianism #strongman #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into a Trojan horse inside the European Union. And the problem is - our current rules allow this to keep happening 🤯
Orbán’s foreign minister was calling Moscow during breaks in EU meetings to give his Russian counterpart “live updates” on what we were discussing.
Think about that for a second.
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#Orban #Hungary #Uktraine #Russia #Putin #EUpol #Volt
