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HumanSquare9453 Apr 13, 2026 +3006

Very good and by this, its also open the door for hungary to receive the billions she cannot have because of Orban actions

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0b1w4hn Apr 13, 2026 +1206

The frozen billions for Hungary will be unfrozen when they restore the rule of law in Hungary.

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HumanSquare9453 Apr 13, 2026 +467

Sure, but I imagine also that stopping the blockade with Ukraine will give a lot of goodwill

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boersc Apr 13, 2026 +242

Definitely. I'm sure the EU will be quick to honor it if they start reforming, even if they haven't fully restored everything that was broken.

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Suheil-got-your-back Apr 13, 2026 +70

They didnt wait for reforms to complete for Poland

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Over-Astronaut-2889 Apr 13, 2026 +98

Indeed, and they regret it. So it won't be as simple for Hungary this time.

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GrimHoly Apr 13, 2026 +37

I’m sorry I’m not European. Would you mind explaining for the rest of us what reforms were being made, and what money was frozen?

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boersc Apr 13, 2026 +21

I think this is an inreredting read on current affairs. https://www.gmfus.org/news/polands-rule-law-repair-trapped-institutional-paralysis

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GrimHoly Apr 13, 2026 +10

Thanks I’ll read over it after work

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GrimHoly Apr 13, 2026 +7

Interesting didn’t know that. Over here we always hear that Poland is staunchly anti Russia as is the rest of the old Comintern. What has Poland done that has restricted freedoms if you don’t mind me asking.

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Nintz Apr 13, 2026 +18

I won't totally hijack the previous poster here, but I will say he's just wrong on the PiS relationship with Russia. They're *absolutely* anti-Russia. They're just also *somewhat* anti-Ukraine, which has made their position in the war complicated. But unlike most countries' equivalents, the PiS isn't a right wing authoritarian nationalist party because it serves Russia's interests. It's a right wing authoritarian nationalist party purely for the love of the game.

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GrimHoly Apr 13, 2026 +8

This is more aligned with what I have heard. That Poland despises Russia.

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Fluffer_Wuffer Apr 14, 2026 +1

Agreed, but people have got to look at history over the past 90-100+ years, to truly understand where that comes from... I'm not Polish, but they should be proud in how far they've come - its not perfect, but as part of the EU, they've provided a great counter-weight to the FR/DE dream team, which has led to a better balance across the whole of the EU. Then look at their economic success.. Likewise, their defense prepations put every other European country to shame, including the UK. They're preparing a glorious fireworks show in honour of any Russian stupid enough enough to f***-about and see.. They have their problems... but I don't think any other country can critise them!

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Donc-qui-et-Quand64 Apr 13, 2026 +4

Poland didn't have a Pro Russian government, they had a corrupt anti-Russia and Germany (actually the EU but they framed it as Germany) government. The "pro-Russian government" would regularly would talk about how Russia killed Poland's president in 2010 and that they basically needed to strengthen themselves because they're surrounded by Russia and Germany still.

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lookingforfrens111 Apr 13, 2026 +41

i wish they did

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BalkanNoBalkan Apr 14, 2026 +1

What happened? Sorry I’m not familiar with Poland politics ;-;

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MarkMew Apr 15, 2026 +1

I hope they won't do this shit lol

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DissKhorse Apr 13, 2026 +26

Now we just need to remove Trump, Putin, Lukashenko and Erdogan for the world to be back to mostly functional.

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lanfordr Apr 13, 2026 +12

It's crazy how one handful of terrible leaders is all it takes to f*** up the world for all of us.

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dudevan Apr 13, 2026 +29

Netanyahu as well.

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DissKhorse Apr 13, 2026 +11

Yeah I definitely missed that one.

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buyongmafanle Apr 14, 2026 +14

There are a few other pieces of Xit you left off your list. You may want to MODIfy it a bit.

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Maybestof Apr 14, 2026 +4

tbh that would create a world better than we've ever seen.

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life_is_loud Apr 13, 2026 +7

Modi too

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MarkMew Apr 15, 2026 +1

As a Hungarian: please don't

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Life-Memory3736 Apr 17, 2026 +1

Please explain why not?

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MarkMew Apr 17, 2026 +1

I want full restoration of the rule of law and completiom of every requirement before Hungary receives the funds so that stealing nearly all of it can't happen again. Or atleast not nearly to this degree

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Nice_Reading5272 Apr 13, 2026 +14

If he shows a willingness to start complying with EU requirements/regulations/directives, I'd hope they start providing the incentives.

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egycsaladregenyvege Apr 13, 2026 +3

Especially, if there’s a risk of Orban coming back. EU support would help Hungary going through this regime change which should be welcomed.

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Zakika Apr 14, 2026 +1

There is low risk for it. Sine MP wants that no minister can serve more then 2 semester. And OV already had his share.

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popeter45 Apr 13, 2026 +34

Hopefully the supermajority allows them to do that

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JarasM Apr 13, 2026 +6

Poland was in a similar situation and the funds were unblocked very soon after the election with just a known intent to restore the rule of law.

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +1

Nice, I wish Hungarians the best.

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SwedishTrees Apr 13, 2026 +1

I assume the new leadership will do that as soon as as humanly possible

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RomaHappens Apr 13, 2026 +59

Yeah I read the news as "my government will indeed welcome back the 20-30 billion euros"

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HumanSquare9453 Apr 13, 2026 +40

Same, but Pragmatic is far better than hostility by Orban

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Zakika Apr 13, 2026 +7

Is the alternative better? "We will rather have no money (by we mean Hungarian citizens), which will be stolen anyway. But my master said no. Pls spank me putin comrade. Oh sorry wrong line"

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RomaHappens Apr 14, 2026 +2

Yeah lol exactly Not saying he's greedy, just that his choice is so f****** easy. Hungary will be swimming in cash now and all he has to do is purge Orban's cronies, then invest into fixing schools, hospitals, institutions, and he won the next elections too

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +3

Hopefully now Hungarian hospitals will reopen.

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superarugy Apr 13, 2026 +2

The money will roll right in

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pixeltackle Apr 13, 2026 +1631

May this be the first of many dominoes to fall

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Opening_Cartoonist53 Apr 13, 2026 +354

They been falling, see Syria Iran and Venezuela. I'm sure Russia is f****** up Africa less too but I'm less informed on that

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Notorious_Junk Apr 13, 2026 +423

Putin still has Trump. It will be nice when that bloated, orange domino finally falls.

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syo Apr 13, 2026 +114

Aaaaaany day now would be nice.

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Mr_IT Apr 13, 2026 +27

Did it happen yet??

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Glittering-Quote-635 Apr 13, 2026 +34

We are about 10 more Big Mac's away from it.. Ronald McDonald willing.

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MudLOA Apr 13, 2026 +9

Praise be MickeyD.

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Black-Shoe Apr 13, 2026 +2

He had a few more door dashed today, so he’s tracking

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JManKit Apr 13, 2026 +4

The headlines are a real tease sometimes bc they always include his age and I associate those kinds of posts with obituaries

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lanfordr Apr 13, 2026 +18

He's fucked. The mid-terms are around the corner, and even he admits that gas prices won't be down by the mid-terms. That's why he's flailing about so much recently. Attacking the Pope, threatening to end Iran as a civilization. He knows he's fucked.

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MudLOA Apr 13, 2026 +11

Maybe we have a different definition of being fucked. To be clear, I think the most realistic possibility is him being lame ducked for the next two years. I don’t see him being removed or imprisoned.

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Aggravating-Neat1768 Apr 13, 2026 +5

Losing the midterms means he's fucked, either before or after his term is over. He'll be a lame duck for the next 2 years that won't be able to do anything, and, with any luck, current dems in power will grow a spine to do more now that they have control. Finally, I am CONFIDENT that if people who actually care make sure to actually do the work, that once his term is over we can finally have people in power that will bring the administration to real justice. Actual progressive candidates that know a little something about the 1930s fascist movements and how you SHOULD deal with them.

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buyongmafanle Apr 14, 2026 +7

I don't want Trump to be fucked. I want him and his entire crime syndicate imprisoned, impoverished, and exiled to the fringes of society never to be heard from again. I want to see the final collapse of the ultra-conservative and authoritarian movement around the world. I want to see a progressive movement toward wealth equality and a sustainable future. I want the conservative media propaganda machine in the US that helped push us into this mess disassembled. I want a strict and permanent end to Citizens United. I want RCV instituted nationwide. I want an expanded congress. I want the Supreme Court to have to answer to someone. I want politicians to have to actually work to hold office instead of accomplishing nothing being a job well done. But I'm afraid that after he's out of office, people are going to pretend that it never happened. That getting him out of office was the finish line instead of the starting line. That we'll see plenty more absolutely useless Democrat leaders like Schumer taking the reins for yet another few wasted terms instead of real institutional change happening. I'm voting. I'm voting in the primaries. I'm making noise for the candidates I like. But I'm also jaded as f*** by the past.

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Atlanos043 Apr 14, 2026 +3

Here in europe we question wether the mid-terms will be...fair. How much can the republicans manipulate them?

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Maeran Apr 14, 2026 +2

And also what good do the midterms do with a president who rules by presidential order?

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MastrTMF Apr 13, 2026 +6

Except Trump is the one who kidnapped the pro russian president of Venezuela and declared war on Iran? If the dominoes are falling, why's a Russian asset the one knocking them over? This is a serious question. I really don't understand this.

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Notorious_Junk Apr 14, 2026 +8

The price of oil has gone way up, Russian sanctions on oil sales have been lifted, and it legitimizes Russia's actions in Ukraine. If the US can invade whichever country it wants then why can't Russia? Trump is also talking about leaving NATO. If that happens, it strengthens Russia's hand immensely. If he wasn't a Russian asset then why not use these opportunities to tighten the screws and further cripple Russia?

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MastrTMF Apr 14, 2026 +11

I don't think he's playing 5D chess. I think he's an erratic moron surrounded by sycophants who fully bought into some idealized version of global unilateral power and his moves benefit China and Russia because they're so erratic. Removing Maduro seems like the type of thing I'd do if I didn't want China and Russia in South America right? And if Iran was so vital to Russia's war effort or even just a ally in avoiding sanctions, I'm not sure why Russia would want them attacked. Doing all that for higher oil prices doesn't seem worth it imo. Idk, I'm open to new ideas but I think we're just led by a moron.

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Notorious_Junk Apr 14, 2026 +4

I agree. I don't think he's a mastermind. He's a conman. He's self-serving, amoral, and narcissistic. He, a family member, or someone who is paying him is making money off of whatever he is doing. He's abusing and exploiting the presidency for extreme personal gain. He is also very much the type of person who would start a war or conflict to distract from his role in the Epstein trafficking ring. Russian oligarchs have paid him a lot of money over the years. So he is very careful not to ruin that business relationship.

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Postmeat2 Apr 14, 2026 +1

I think this was always a risk that Putin didn't really consider. Trump is such a monumental moron that he would naturally wreck and bankrupt whatever he is in charge of, but conversely, he's placed his asset in a position far more powerful than his own. And that asset is surrounded by war-hawks, yes-men and other morons, many of whom are still fixated on old US grievances, such as Cuba, Venezuela (not sure how old that grievance is, but the US has fucked around plenty south of the border) and Iran, and has the orange stain's ear, and don't tell him "no". While some actions benefit Russia and China in various ways (the general weakening of the US, lifting of sanctions, making a great case for renewables), Trump is naturally so erratic and stupid that he'll also take actions that harm Russia and China without thinking it through. Isn't there a saying that Trump has the Mierdas Touch, that everyone who involves themselves with him leaves poorer and/or bankrupt? "Everything Trump touches dies." Well, in particular both Russia and the US has involved themselves heavily with him, and both are reaping the rotted fruit in different ways.

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Heronymous-Anonymous Apr 13, 2026 +25

Unfortunately for the US (and the rest of the world), if Trump dies he will be replaced by JD Vance, who isn’t going to 180 the ship. He “believes” all of the same things as Trump, which is to say whatever the Heritage Foundation, Peter Thiel, and other ultra rich weirdos tell him to believe. They’re going to continue putting the US on the fast track to Oligarchy. Elections in November may put the brakes on their plan, but only a huge shift away from the GOP in the next several elections will bring any kind of halt to the destructive momentum that they’ve built up since 2016 and especially 2024.

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Jamaz Apr 13, 2026 +36

Vance, while just as corrupt and compromised, is at least FAR more unpopular than Trump. The Republicans would fall apart without a centralized, populist c*** to suck.

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ion-deez-nuts Apr 13, 2026 +12

Vance is also pro-Putin. He visited Hungary like 4 days ago to campaign for Orban

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FrogsJumpFromPussy Apr 13, 2026 +3

They didn't know how unpopular Trump really was in Hungary. Instead of helping he ruined even more votes for Orban. Maybe the supermajority wouldn't even be possible without that idiot visiting Hungary.

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floppydude81 Apr 13, 2026 +2

Yeah I think they had an election or something /s

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Thundrboltr Apr 13, 2026 +2

I think Putin is pretty pissed at the Iran war. This is putting Drones in the gulf instead of in Ukraine

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minyhumancalc Apr 13, 2026 +40

Feels somewhat similar to the Soviet Union collapsing. Slowly their border states are falling and soon, hopefully the motherland. It only truly Belarus that has complete control, and they are not without internal pressure. Putin's regime collapsing in 2-3 years, but its by no means a certainty. Also, making sure something even worse doesn't rise from its ashes is an even harder job.

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Notorious_Junk Apr 13, 2026 +27

It would be nice if the US could elect someone to the presidency that gave a shit about something greater than themselves to help facilitate that. We all know the type of leaders the Trump administration prefers given their most recent support of Orban.

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case-o-nuts Apr 13, 2026 +10

Fingers crossed for the elections in November. If there's a majority in the house and senate, I can see an impeachment trial that actually makes the corruption, pedophilia, and so on public enough that the Republicans in the senate vote to remove.

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MikeThrowAway47 Apr 13, 2026 +11

The sad thing is it will be almost impossible to convince enough GOP senators to convict Trump. If they get blow back from constituents, they can retire, loyal to Trump, and make millions in their private life because of it. But I still hold out hope

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case-o-nuts Apr 13, 2026 +4

It depends. I think that so far, the Republicans have managed to suppress enough of the disgusting news that they can avoid having their names and their party's name permanently scorched. If the Democratic party gets a majority, they may be able to publicize more. At some point, it may become safer to sacrifice Trump.

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +2

Don't misunderstand me, I am against the war, but I don't want a Russian collapse either. People will lose many jobs, some will drink to oblivion and will die, there will be severe crime rates, children will work nsfw jobs... it will be terrible too, but I'm not sure anyone cares about us.

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Panthera_leo22 Apr 13, 2026 +1

I think people forget the massive refugee crisis the collapse would bring. It also wouldn’t necessarily end the war, completely possible you get someone more evil and unpredictable than Putin. Putin is evil but he’s calculating.

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Think_Discipline_90 Apr 13, 2026 +24

There is just no way youre equating those three with what just happened in Hungary lol

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socialistrob Apr 13, 2026 +2

> I'm sure Russia is f****** up Africa less too but I'm less informed on that They are f****** up but the alternative is even worse. A number of countries in the Sahel region had coups a few years ago and the new military governments they kicked out westerners and brought in Wagner/Afrika Corp. They've been much less effective at fighting the Islamist insurgents who have been gaining ground and putting a number of countries at risk of complete failure.

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RepulseRevolt Apr 13, 2026 +1

Since the Sahel region kicked France out and invited Russia in, they’ve been losing territory to the islamists, they’ll turn on Russia eventually.

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Panthera_leo22 Apr 13, 2026 +1

Syria is still in contact with Russia. They already stated why, they need representation on the UN Security Council, which the U.S. and other members can’t provide.

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we-have-to-go Apr 14, 2026 +1

Wouldn’t be surprised if Iran comes out of this war stronger than before

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Ecureuil02 Apr 13, 2026 +11

Just make sure we get this guy extra security. Russia runs like the cartel in Mexico. Pure mafia state.

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CouldBeLessDepressed Apr 13, 2026 +6

I wonder if USA, seemingly Russia's greatest asset, will suddenly up the crazy to make up for Russia losing a major asset in Europe.

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pixeltackle Apr 13, 2026 +7

I feel like we're operating at *full tilt crazy* already - no?

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CouldBeLessDepressed Apr 14, 2026 +2

You I know I keep starting to think the exact same thing, and then these ass clowns break through to an entirely new frontier dipshittery that hadn't yet been reached.

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itsFelbourne Apr 13, 2026 +400

Now, how long until Slovakia steps up to the plate? There’s too much leverage in being the dissenting voice in the EU to get your way, someone else will take the spot next until the problem is fixed

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daniel_22sss Apr 13, 2026 +310

There is a rule, where country can be left without a veto voice. EU just couldn't use it on Hungary cause it was always protected by either Poland or Slovakia. But if its gonna be JUST Slovakia, it can be threatened with this rule.

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__Yakovlev__ Apr 13, 2026 +170

Yes, I just hope they do it quick before some other wacko gets elected somewhere. Looking at you France.

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Magnusbijacz Apr 13, 2026 +97

Bulgaria next week unfortunately

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PickyPaige Apr 13, 2026 +45

Luckily the guy expected to win plurality won't have enough support to block it, for better or for worse, at it's worst Bulgaria has never been as Russia friendly as Hungary and neither the political class nor the population is likely to allow it. Most likely there won't be a majority formed and there will be new elections yet f****** again

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AprilsMostAmazing Apr 13, 2026 +47

Let's crowd fund to send Vance over

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Wakandamnation Apr 13, 2026 +20

The propaganda has been strong for a while here and now there is no more leashes they are going all in into the far-right spectrum, we even had a minute of silence not long ago for a neonazi at the Assemblée Nationale and some medias "journalists" are being openly racist on the news. They are even debating a law about forbidding criticising Israël. All that after a long fight to weaken or destroy every counter-power. The oligarchs are not only fighting democracy in the USA but everywhere.

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__Yakovlev__ Apr 13, 2026 +6

Yeah while the far rights gains weren't as much as expected (or feared) it was still a massive gain and it doesn't bode well.

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wintrmt3 Apr 13, 2026 +16

You can't just article 7 a country because you don't like the way they vote, there must be a demonstrated serious and persistent breach of EU values, and it's a multi year process, Fico will lose an election way before it would get to a point of fully sanctioning Slovakia.

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VanceKelley Apr 13, 2026 +12

> article 7 Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) is a mechanism designed to uphold the EU's founding values (rule of law, democracy, human rights) by allowing the suspension of a member state’s voting rights if it persistently breaches them. Procedure 7(2) & 7(3) - Sanctions: Determines a "serious and persistent" breach, allowing for the suspension of voting rights in the Council, requiring unanimity (excluding the state in question).

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Character-Carpet7988 Apr 14, 2026 +5

And how does that apply to Slovakia? The current government may be c*** but they've been in power for little over two years (hardly "persistent") and importantly, didn't really implement any major reforms of the judiciary or political system that would threaten democracy or rule of law. The worst thing they've done to democracy is propose removing voting by mail (something many EU states don't have) and they probably won't even be able to pass that. Fico talking shit in the media (and then generally not acting on it when it comes to voting in the council) is hardly a reason to use Article 7. Our minister of interior has around 100k euros frozen by courts after losing legal battle with some police officers over a dispute regarding their dismissal, and each of his appeals was denied. The government continues to lose virtually all legal battles they pick. Not exactly a sign of poor rule of law or non-independent judiciary.

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Coolerwookie Apr 13, 2026 +2

> protected by either Poland or Slovakia. Why did Poland protect Hungary?

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TheGoddamnSpiderman Apr 13, 2026 +13

Because Poland's previous governing party was also anti EU and was also implementing the same kind of corruption that Orban was implementing in Hungary Protecting each other stopped the EU from taking action against any one of them

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Character-Carpet7988 Apr 14, 2026 +2

You're forgetting Czechia. No way Babiš would support it.

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StrawberryItten Apr 13, 2026 +1

Someone is gonna vote against it. To do otherwise would be geopolitical suicide

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xmuskorx Apr 13, 2026 +38

It's a bit harder to be ALONE in this, because you could face unanimous EU sanctions. if you have TWO actors shielding each other... Slovakia's would-be autocrat Fico is also a lot less entrenched than Orban was. We will see how all this shakes out, but it's not as simple as all that

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chillebekk Apr 13, 2026 +8

Orban had the stomach for it, I don't think Fico does. He will buckle under pressure from the EU.

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Professional_Fix4663 Apr 13, 2026 +8

Slovakia never blocked the loan. Fico didn't even publicly support Orbán before the elections because he knew Orbán would lose.

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HumanSquare9453 Apr 13, 2026 +5

I've read that fico can be blocked for Ukraine aid veto

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bandita07 Apr 13, 2026 +198

Great to be Hungarian again! Keep strong, keep united. We will get through this...

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Suspicious_Flower_0 Apr 13, 2026 +24

I once worked with a bunch of Hungarians, good people. Only one vaguely spoke English, but on our lunch break they still shared their weird blue "alcohol" with me. Dunno what it was, but it was potent

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mesjn Apr 13, 2026 +5

Was it extremely dark? Could have been mák (poppy seed) pálinka.

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Suspicious_Flower_0 Apr 14, 2026 +1

From what I remember it was bright blue like WKD (UK alcopop) but tasted more like/had the strength of paint thinner

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +2

I agree that Hungarians are very nice, all my friends are. And very talented. They know English very well though.

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vdcsX Apr 14, 2026 +2

"It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian" - Robert Capa

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ServoSkull20 Apr 13, 2026 +34

Now we'll see just how eager the likes of Germany and France are to truly turn the screws on Putin. It's felt like the roadblock of Hungary has allowed them to speak a lot of fine words, without having to back it up with action. That roadblock has now gone. Destroy Russia's ability make war.

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Strangedreamest Apr 13, 2026 +122

Hungary is so f****** back!

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Apprehensive_Sea9524 Apr 13, 2026 +55

I hope Hungary investigates Orban, he is very corrupt and on the take from Russia.

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ALifeWellLift Apr 13, 2026 +39

A day in and already this victory is proving to be a great thing for Europe.

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Tingallex Apr 13, 2026 +38

Is the world healing again?

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SendStoreMeloner Apr 13, 2026 +96

We need JD Vance to visit Putin and then go see Trump.

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Notrius01 Apr 13, 2026 +11

Send him to us (Slovakia) too!

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bukkakekeke Apr 13, 2026 +1

It's a bit too soon for that

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rezmuvesalejandro Apr 13, 2026 +12

Finally im happy again to be hungarian! Europe we back! Please let us work together. Thanks

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copperblood Apr 13, 2026 +30

Amazing news!! The EU is also now able to sanction the fuuuuuck out of Russia and Putin. You love to see it!!

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Matshelge Apr 14, 2026 +1

Rush to get rid of the veto, make supermajority the default. Avoid this happening again.

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tomorrow509 Apr 13, 2026 +11

Election results are great news for Hungary and good news for the rest of the world.

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susrev88 Apr 13, 2026 +1

on paper yes but treasury is empty and god knows how many skeletons are left in the closet. fidesz left a lot of people in key positions who can and will obstruct everything. salary, housing and economy problems. impossible situation and he needs more than a term to fix all this. i hope europe will understands this and will be more supportive because if the economy collapses now then fidesz 2.0 will come back in the next elections.

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vdcsX Apr 14, 2026 +3

those people can be wiped out with the supermajority, stop spreading that nonsense

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susrev88 Apr 14, 2026 +1

can be but don't forget about the transition period. it will be difficult to get rid of sleeping agents, though. we'll see but i don't wan to make the mistake of being overly naive about this election. the economic challenges are more substantial.

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vdcsX Apr 14, 2026 +1

can be and will be, thats not even a question

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +1

I've read many hospitals closed in Hungary which pained my heart because I love the people.

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susrev88 Apr 13, 2026 +2

country has been rotting for the last 10 years. not enough doctors so hospitals closed. waiting list is months or years. if you have money you can go to private doctors but that's still a hit and miss in terms of quality of service. public transportation is shite, train service degraded, not enough locomotives and cars. leasing them for 10x money when they could've bought them for 3x money. all this achieved during a positive economic envionmnet. instead of building financial cache they spend everyting, then sold and stolen the rest. rejected EU funds, took very expensive foreing loans, etc. after joining the EU, orbán had a historic chance to make hungary one of the best countries in europe with unprecented amounts of EU funds BUT instead he did what he did. if he uplifted hungary, no one would care about his theft and people would still vote for him but naah, he just ruined everything.

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Nildzre Apr 14, 2026 +1

FIDESZ wanted to close even more of them if they won iirc, so glad they lost.

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Nemezis88 Apr 13, 2026 +28

Lets f****** go! Welcome home Hungary!

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bijelo123 Apr 13, 2026 +27

So happy for Hungary

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OlderThanMyParents Apr 13, 2026 +8

Another reminder that, yes, elections have consequences.

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lzwzli Apr 14, 2026 +8

To anyone that says elections don't matter. Look at Hungary now!

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mbelmin Apr 13, 2026 +12

Just in time to plan a summer trip to Budapest ❤️

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the_baumer Apr 13, 2026 +1

God I want to go there in the summer so badly. I went in the winter but there’s so much more to do in the summer. I’m ready to go.

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +1

D'awww, have a good one :) Hungary is so beautiful.

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bonyponyride Apr 13, 2026 +5

When does Magyar officially become Prime Minister? On wiki it looks like Orban's terms started in mid May.

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Negritis Apr 13, 2026 +5

the president has 30 days to ask someone to form a government he called himself a bag of fart, so who knows?

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bonyponyride Apr 13, 2026 +2

Are you saying the president called the election results "a bag of fart?"

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Negritis Apr 13, 2026 +4

no, referred to HIMSELF as a bag of fart aka "szatyor fing"

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bonyponyride Apr 13, 2026 +4

Ah, weird. Does that have a "read between the lines" meaning in Hungarian? In English it's kind of nonsensical.

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valeyard89 Apr 13, 2026 +11

My hovercraft is full of eels.

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friss0nFry Apr 13, 2026 +5

You keep all your lamps in one submarine.

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BorntoBomb Apr 13, 2026 +2

Weird. Myhovercraftisfullofeels Is the name of my rock band

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Negritis Apr 13, 2026 +6

not really :D he was just angry with the youth and complain that the ppl shouldnt call him a bag of fart i didnt even heard that phrase before or at least not too often

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bonyponyride Apr 13, 2026 +3

Haha. What a bag of fart.

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Tomonor Apr 13, 2026 +5

Okay, so the story was that the President of the Republic, Dr. Tamás Sulyok was called a bag of farts by someone. The phrase implies that he's a nobody, a puppet, although this is such a rarely used insult, that I'm not entirely sure if this was the message behind this comment. Anyhow, akin to the 'Gay Fish' South Park episode featuring Kanye West, Tamás goes online to explain why he isn't a bag of farts. This pretty much resulted in the name sticking to him, as the comment was added by an insignificant person with no importance whatsoever, yet the president decided to address it. This was immediately taken out of context, thus his intentions to address it backfired completely. But that said, the guy was pretty much a puppet for Fidesz, and the nickname is about well-deserved.

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bonyponyride Apr 14, 2026 +2

That’s pretty funny. Thanks for the full explanation. What a fart bag.

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mylarky Apr 13, 2026 +3

Online news sources suggest the inauguration to be May 3.

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Negritis Apr 13, 2026 +6

Fico is sweating right now

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fractiousrabbit Apr 13, 2026 +5

Also, didn't Hungary (Orban's faction) seize a buncha gold and cash from Ukraine recently? Can they get that back now?

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Pigeon_Breeze Apr 13, 2026 +3

We'll probably end up hearing about some of it being stolen, but in principle, yes, Ukraine can get it back.

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paulsteinway Apr 13, 2026 +9

Maybe Hungary will stop stonewalling Ukraine's entry to the EU.

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Metadine Apr 13, 2026 +19

I watched most of the press conference. The way I remember Magyar won't support the quick accession of Ukraine to the EU. But he is not opposed to the accession if it's done by the book like every other member. He however stayed realistic and did say that it won't be happening during the war as it is impossible to go through all the steps and factors of accession with a country that is in an active conflict. Throughout the press conference he stressed it was important to have good relations with neighboring countries and he seems to be a very "let's do everything by the book" kind of guy.

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paulsteinway Apr 13, 2026 +5

Well, at least he's not a roadblock.

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MrStreetOnTheBeat Apr 13, 2026 +5

Thank god and thank the Hungarian people. Honestly, Hungary is such a nice country and lovely people, they deserved better for a long, long time

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lamin-ceesay Apr 13, 2026 +5

Imagine the EU with 90 billion euros sitting somewhere, ready for transfer to Ukraine to fight against Russia. The game is changing for good in Europe

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Debt101 Apr 13, 2026 +4

nice! just fico to get past! hopefully we can get him to agree. maybe seeing Orban lose will make him realise supporting that little cowardly b**** putin and the peado trump is a losing side.

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multic94 Apr 13, 2026 +4

As it should be, finally. Russias days are numbered and theres an end in sight finally. Excited to see if Hungary sends any military equipment. Of all the conflicts going on in the world right now, the war in Ukraine is the most black and white.

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earth-calling-karma Apr 13, 2026 +5

This loan will float Ukraine while they break Russia on Europe's behalf. And it's only the first 90 billion, the EU will make more using this method.

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Euclidisthebomb Apr 13, 2026 +8

putin is having a heart attack right now as many of his plans bite the dust.

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Ketchupcharger Apr 13, 2026 +10

Fuckin a, can we FINALLY have an EU thats at least relatively agreeing on the most important things??! (hating russia obv)

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Negritis Apr 13, 2026 +3

Fico may still stand with his master

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Taredar Apr 13, 2026 +3

I find it deeply poetic that his last name is Magyar, like he was destined to lead his people.

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EverettSucks Apr 13, 2026 +5

Awesome, perhaps this will start weapons and money flowing to Ukraine and finally bring the war to an end, Russia can crawl their ass back home in defeat, much like they did when they left Afghanistan.

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NotAnotherEmpire Apr 13, 2026 +10

Russians go home

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +1

Not the nice ones, right? I always imagine it's about like all Russians which is painful to hear.

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vdcsX Apr 14, 2026 +1

We had the russian army here for 45 years, that was enough, thank you and good bye.

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deaglebingo Apr 13, 2026 +3

so happy for hungarians and the world right now. we can do it here in the usa too.

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coldonewiththeboys Apr 13, 2026 +3

Great, now let’s cut all funds to Slovakia if they decide to intervene with the Unions consensus.

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Bulky_Reveal_1937 Apr 14, 2026 +3

Finally. We need to be more united than ever against any foreign adversaries as the EU, no matter who they may be. I hope the growing solidarity between EU member states might convince some others like Norway to consider joining..

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ynys_red Apr 15, 2026 +3

Good news.

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Made_Human_Music Apr 13, 2026 +6

I'm so happy for the people of Hungary but as an American also very jealous. I really hope we're able to do the same in November and again in 2028, it's time these fascist fucks go away and hopefully stay away this time

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ygjb Apr 13, 2026 +4

Don't just hope. If you haven't, contact your parties organization locally to find out how to get engaged in the campaigns as a volunteer.

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Kwetka Apr 13, 2026 +2

Best of luck. Hugs.

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Copperbelt1 Apr 13, 2026 +2

That money could not come at a better time.

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Napsnsnackz Apr 13, 2026 +2

Great news!

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Remarkable_Doubt6665 Apr 14, 2026 +2

Good!!

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International_Pin_79 Apr 14, 2026 +2

brilliant

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Matador_55 Apr 14, 2026 +2

Slava Ukraina!

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scarrea6 Apr 14, 2026 +2

It took a change of government within its own alliance to finally start showing a backbone. As a Canadian; its nice to see some movements from the EU. With the Orange MAGA nutjob to our south, I feel like Canada doesn't have many allies/demonstrated backing, if the shit were to hit the fan and a US push happens.

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viddied Apr 13, 2026 +4

Thank you Vance! We need a sticker for him that says, "I did that!"

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Jpkmets7 Apr 14, 2026 +1

He’s the ultimate closer - of caskets

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echoron Apr 13, 2026 +3

Cool, too bad that the other Putins lapdog, Fico (Slovakia PM) said that he will do so if Orban loses the Election, so there is still one more Obstacle to deal with. Hopefully the Last one.

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PieStraight541 Apr 13, 2026 +3

Wtf he did not say this. He had to repeat it like 4 times that hungary is not taking part in this vote.

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Unhappy_Plankton_671 Apr 13, 2026 +14

The title/headline is not a quote. It's a statement of the result of their \[Hungary's\] actions. By abstaining, they are not blocking it's passage. They are simply choosing to not take a formal position on it in favor or against via vote. It's often referred to as 'Constructive Abstention', which means they do not vote in favor, but they also do not cast a "no" vote, allowing the measure to pass.

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motleysalty Apr 13, 2026 +3

As the great Geddy Lee once said, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

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JJD8705 Apr 13, 2026 +1

Yeah, but didn’t Czechia say the would block it if Orban lost? Or did they retract that statement?

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Pervius94 Apr 13, 2026 +1

So who's gonna be the one doing it now. The one guy can veto everything bs is still in place.

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Barbu-Genial Apr 16, 2026 +1

C'est quand même incroyable dans un poste précédent sur ce même fil, j'ai pris des votes négatifs alors que j'interrogeais sur le fait que Victor Orban a reconnu sa défaite (il est d'extrême droite, on pouvait craindre le pire) et j'interrogeais sur le fait qu'en France Macron a refusé de prendre en compte le résultat des législatives... J'ai demandé ce que l'on devait en penser ? Ces votes négatifs semblent confirmer ce que je craignais par rapport à Macron et les gens qui le soutiennent...

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