Peter Magyar and his Tisza party are on track to get ~140 seats, a super majority(requires 133 minimum), and they will have the power to undo all of Orban's anti-democratic actions.
Peter Magyar supports Ukraine, supports the EU, and is against Russian control of Hungary.
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Dreadedvegas17 hr ago
+4147
Peter Magyar is the equivalent of being named John American or Charles English or Louis French.
Insane name lmao
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Cabbage_Vendor17 hr ago
+707
John French was the leader of the British forces in France during WWI.
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nicetrylaocheREALLY16 hr ago
+311
And his spoken French was so limited and awful it was generally agreed that he was better off speaking through an interpreter.
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PrrrromotionGiven114 hr ago
+105
The French ambassador to Britain leading up to WW1 was a man called Paul Cambon. He lived in London starting in 1898. His refusal to learn any English at all was so thorough that he had a translator with him at all official functions, and would wait for his translator to translate even phrases as simple as "Yes", "No", "Alright" and so on after living in London for decades and already hearing those words translated thousands of times.
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SpuckMcDuck9 hr ago
+31
Must've been a shit ambassador with that attitude.
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Hist_Tree9 hr ago
+53
He was the most tolerant Frenchman they could find, or perhaps the only one willing to live in England for longer than a week
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RandomStallings14 hr ago
+44
How British. At least in terms of stereotypes.
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SatanicKettle13 hr ago
+26
It’s fairly accurate to be honest. French is, I believe, the most widely spoken foreign European second language in the UK, but that still doesn’t mean we’re good at it.
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ArcaneDemense17 hr ago
+739
Yes I usually call him John Hungarian in comments/posts that are more casual.
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Peripatetictyl17 hr ago
+217
I’ve been calling him Hungary John in the most casual of comments/posts.
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CorporateNonperson16 hr ago
+54
Sounds like a line of frozen meals including Paprikash and Goulash.
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for__loop16 hr ago
+9
Why John instead of Peter?
9
spiz16 hr ago
+8
Not the most unusual thing. There's even an [Italian football coach with the surname Italiano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Italiano).
8
SpecialDesigner557117 hr ago
+114
"Sam Houston" used to run in every GOP primary in Harris County Texas back in the day
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DontForgetWilson16 hr ago
+91
I mean Houston was named after one Sam Houston, so that isn't too crazy. Magyar is the name of the biggest traditional ethnic group of Hungary.
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valeyard8916 hr ago
+42
The country name in Hungarian is Magyarország
Like a lot of other country names it's basically 'land of the X people'
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alonjit15 hr ago
+12
To give an example: England. Land of the angles.
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TheGreatMalagan17 hr ago
+87
"English" is not a particularly strange surname though. Quite a lot of celebrities have had it. For gamers most notably the voice actress Jennifer English who voices Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3.
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CompleteNumpty17 hr ago
+159
Let's not forget the World's Greatest Spy, Johnny English.
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Reddvox17 hr ago
+183
Finally something to be happy about!
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pgraczer17 hr ago
+30
this was great news to wake up to!
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Elbit_Curt_Sedni17 hr ago
+2733
Hopefully this is foreshadowing the mid-terms.
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ArcaneDemense17 hr ago
+1132
Oh it most definitely is. Fidesz gerrymandered heavily such that at one point they were getting 6 more seats that Tisza despite having 12% less of the vote. But then the tisza vote just kept rising.
Most serious election predictors believe Dems will take the House(by a lot), and Senate(barely), and the Texas gerrymander will turn into a dummymander as Hispanic/Latino voters swing 40%-50% towards the Dems.
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thisisjustascreename17 hr ago
+1061
The mythical purple Texas has been whispered about for a decade at this point.
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SecureInstruction53817 hr ago
+447
The biggest factor is if people actually showed up to vote
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Snirps17 hr ago
+479
Not voting/apathy is the no 1 reason America is in the mess they are in. Freakin vote. It’s an incredible privilege. Use it!
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fightmaxmaster17 hr ago
+203
But if my candidate doesn't support 100% of every single thing I support, and isn't perfect in every way, then they're basically just as awful as the other candidate, so I might as well just not bother voting, right?
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TheLantean15 hr ago
+100
Picking a candidate is like taking public transport, you take the one that gets you closest to your destination, because one that gets you exactly to the door doesn't exist and if you wait for one to show up you won't get there at all.
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ToneDiez13 hr ago
+15
I like this analogy.
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DoomguyFemboi16 hr ago
+67
Yeah Trump won on people being petulant.
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Pol_Potamus15 hr ago
+108
I swear the leftists who stayed home over Gaza are the stupidest f****** people on the planet
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ArcaneDemense17 hr ago
+108
The Texas senate race is something like a 40% chance for Talarico to win. But the important thing is Dems could pick up several House seats, although they wouldn't have a majority of Texas congressional representatives. But they even getting 4-5 more than in 2024 is a big win.
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mymikerowecrow17 hr ago
+38
That’s twice the percentage that Trump was given of winning in 2016. 40% isnt nothing
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TheGreatBigMad16 hr ago
+11
to be fair - Trump due to a variety of factors has a relatively unique streak of significantly overpeforming his pre-election poll numbers. Trump with 40% is realistically closer to 50, in Texas for a Democrat 40% is probably closer to 30.
The single biggest factor is always that a lot of the republican voter base especially in Texas has a tendency to not answer stuff like this. That's not a 40% chance to win the election, that's 40% chance to win the election according to people who answer polls before an election, which fairly consistently underestimates Trump's base.
40% isn't nothing but it's a farcry from being confident the seat is gonna flip. At 40% you're pretty much in 'we're gonna lose but we're gonna at least make it look good' range.
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CosmicQuantum4217 hr ago
+66
The Republicans have made extreme efforts to alienate every one of their existing supporters and done less than nothing to bring in new ones.
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TheMovieSnowman17 hr ago
+108
You’re not wrong but I know enough of these “Upset republicans” to know that they’ll still vote Republican regardless of what happens.
Donald Trump could personally murder a family member, burn their house down, and clean out their bank account and they’d still do mental gymnastics to justify voting Republican and proceed to do so
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Erratic_-Prophet16 hr ago
+24
The big factor is motivation. We've seen over the past decade that when Trump himself isn't on the ballot MAGA supporters don't show up to vote. That's been the magic of trump. He got people who didn't otherwise vote to show up to vote for him, but he has yet to be able to get them out to vote for someone else regardless of endorsements and rallies.
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Vitosi4ek16 hr ago
+27
It's even more damning, don't you think? People don't just vote for Trump because they've voted Republican their whole lives, they do so because they're attracted to *him specifically*. He's genuinely charismatic to a large portion of the US population. They love him for the very same reasons we hate him.
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kwangqengelele17 hr ago
+32
Meh, give it two weeks and their supporters will fall in line. They struggled a bit when trump called them stupid for still talking about the Epstein files, around July of 2025, and by mid-August they had fallen in line with their talking points.
A good example of a current day alienated trump supporter is Joe Rogan. Talking on his podcast about how insane the Iran war is and how it's not what they voted for, eagerly shaking that orange pedophiles stubby little injection site of a hand at that wrestling match yesterday.
If conservatives had integrity or a central belief beyond accruing power to mete out cruelty consequence free they would by definition no longer be conservative.
We shouldn't rely on conservatives becoming better people or letting a chance to harm others slip by. They'll vote.
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CrunchyZebra17 hr ago
+11
All they had to do was keep Donnie out of Iran so they wouldn’t spike gas prices. Would’ve at least kept Rs solidly with them.
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kylec00per17 hr ago
+45
I dont think republicans realized just how much they fucked up with the whole ICE debacle.
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ArcaneDemense17 hr ago
+40
In the Wisconsin Supreme Court election last week Hispanic/Latino precincts swung Dem by as much as 56%, and there was a huge swing in the western counties that bordered MPLS/St. Paul as well.
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Legendarybbc1517 hr ago
+11
Oh they did. That’s precisely why Noem is out of a job
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Alarming_Mud696417 hr ago
+14
Ya it's astounding how they tried to defend this and to malign anyone who even meekly said this is too much...
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crestdiving17 hr ago
+42
I like what you're writing, but I only will believe it when I see it.
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theflintseeker17 hr ago
+106
Gerrymandering can completely backfire when this happens. If you gerrymander to win 9/10 districts 51/49 you better bet you lose them all with any kind of swing.
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Seanspeed16 hr ago
+33
Yep, hyper optimized gerrymandering requires you to rely on VERY predictable voting results.
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Rookraider117 hr ago
+9
Which Senate seats are projected to flip to Dems? I think they could take Iowa maybe. I don't really see any others and they need to flip quite a few. This seems like a pipe dream
9
boersc17 hr ago
+148
It's amazing how quickly an EU nation election turned into a discussion about US midterms.
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DerisiveGibe17 hr ago
+62
The house is a blue wave, but go look at the Senate it's a big uphill battle, we need to rely on Maine, Ohio, Alaska or Texas just to get a razor thin majority.
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Doyble17 hr ago
+51
Things are starting to get better
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Doughtnutz17 hr ago
+51
This is such awesome news, and I'm not even Hungarian, I'm from the UK!
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Tipnfloe17 hr ago
+26
about time! good job Hungary, congrats!
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Few-Confection-16517 hr ago
+5594
I am pleasantly surprised that Orban gracefully conceded. I would have thought he might try to emulate another world leader in being a whiny little b****.
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ButterscotchOk533917 hr ago
+2013
He may be corrupt, a pro-russian asset and generally quite an a****** but at least Orban doesn't copy everything he does.
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ChippieTheGreat17 hr ago
+1262
Orban is only 63. He knows he has plenty of time for a political comeback,
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Eagle431717 hr ago
+928
He also knows a failed coup means a long time in prison.
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IvanRockwell17 hr ago
+639
Is that what's supposed to happen?
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WhatamItodonowhuh17 hr ago
+431
Did in Brazil and South Korea.
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Digital_Eide16 hr ago
+115
And the USA... except no consequences for the leader of the insurrection who then went on to pardon his croonies.
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RadCheese52717 hr ago
+265
Yes in actual democracies
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Nvenom816 hr ago
+65
In a functional country, yes.
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AssassinAragorn17 hr ago
+90
The odds of a successful coup are fairly slim when you consider he lost by 2-to-1 too. The self preservation tactic is just to concede and shrug
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ZhanBlue16 hr ago
+40
He also doesn’t have total support of internal security and armed forces
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AnyEmployment405417 hr ago
+87
Well Magyar has been pretty clear about intending to prosecute Orban for his many crimes if he won the election so we will see
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xxearvinxx17 hr ago
+56
Can’t he just flee to Russia if convicted? Go join the league of failed dictators hiding in Moscow. Putin has quite the collection already, but he’s got to fill the Pokédex somehow.
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umataro8 hr ago
+10
He built a football stadium next to his house in his home-town/village. You don't just abandon a toy like that.
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Taroso17 hr ago
+119
>Orban is only 63
Just a kid
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Justaniceguy111116 hr ago
+57
a toddler in political age
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justforfunilltryone16 hr ago
+31
It's sad when they go young like that
31
jimi1517 hr ago
+72
Magyar has said that term limits are going to be introduced if he wins. Functionally blocking Orban from ever being PM again.
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rudolf_waldheim17 hr ago
+47
We're not a gerontocracy like the US so he can be considered old by our standards. Péter Magyar (the PM-to-be) is 45.
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No_Armadillo42617 hr ago
+31
I don’t know, he looks like a candidate for heart disease
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nameistakentryagain17 hr ago
+35
He’s a rough 63 for sure
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Historical-Chef-803417 hr ago
+15
Unfortunately it is well known that the best lifestyle against heart disease is exercise, whole foods and being a corrupt despot.
He's got 1/3 going for him
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OrangeJr3617 hr ago
+114
Attempting a coup is way more difficult and has a lot more consequences in the EU than it could ever have in the US.
In the US stacking the courts and the media in your favor is enough, but you can't escape the presence of the rest of the EU.
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KingMario0517 hr ago
+295
That most likely would have required the army's cooperation, and they told him to get fucked when he asked to pull it off "as a joke."
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Few-Confection-16517 hr ago
+126
I'm just happy for Hungary and Europe as a whole. A little bit more unity is whats needed at this time.
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KingMario0517 hr ago
+36
Irishman here. Agreed.
Welcome home, Budapest!
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rudolf_waldheim16 hr ago
+50
The PR soldier of the army came out in the previous weeks that he and his comrades are fed up with the system.
It was also a message that Orbán wouldn't have the support of the armed forces if he thought anything naughty.
So did a detective representing the police.
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SnoozeButtonBen15 hr ago
+22
That soldier gave an inspiring speech a few days ago, he said any soldier knows his strongest weapon is not his rifle but his ideals.
Someone should tell pete hegseth
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det892417 hr ago
+124
I think he had to know the consequences of doing so were far worse than leaving power. It is not like the far right can’t slowly creep back into power
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xtfftc17 hr ago
+61
Yep. And even if Tisza try to make meaningful change, Orban has enough power to sabotage them while also leading a campaign against them in the media.
His allies - particularly Trump and Putin - might also sabotage Tisza. And even if they don't do much, there's global recession coming... Life for ordinary Hungarians is likely to become even more difficult in the upcoming years, and, of course, Orban will try to capitalise on this.
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Hot-Delay560817 hr ago
+70
They just won a supermajority, that means that Orban lost it all. With supermajority Magyar
can overturn every fuckwittery the fat f*** Orban has set up, he can even sack all the supreme court judges that were nominated by Orban. It's like the Dems winning the presidency, the house and a supermajority of 67 seats in the senate. Trump and Putin can go f*** themselves they don't have the reach to do anything, Hungary is in the EU Russia is sanctioned and the US is not economically important for the Hungarian economy. If Magyar keeps his word, then a lot of corrupt thieving pieces of shit going to end up in prison.
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ArcaneDemense17 hr ago
+46
The results are so incredible for Magyar that he can't really argue that the election was stolen. If it was closer things would be different. Orban isn't a 100% idiot, he can read the tea leaves.
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NewBootGoofin198717 hr ago
+3272
Congratulations to Hungarians and the EU. The best is yet to come
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oioioi953717 hr ago
+633
hopefully transition of power is peaceful and they can keep their supermajority. congrats hungary
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CheeseCurdCommunism17 hr ago
+552
The fact that Orban has congratulated him seems to be good news on that front.
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MetalBawx17 hr ago
+118
Congratulated him from the airport.
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zevonyumaxray17 hr ago
+61
That was my second thought, right after being surprised he conceded.
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TheTenaciousG17 hr ago
+128
Honestly that fact makes me really nervous for some reason
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xtfftc17 hr ago
+74
Not accepting defeat would be an "all-in" approach with a very slim chance of succeeding, considering they are in the EU and are, geographically speaking, right in the middle of Europe.
Accepting defeat, considering the resources and allies he has and the countless challenges Hungary (and every other country) will face in the upcoming years, means he will try to stay relevant.
And even if he doesn't have a chance of returning to power (I think he does), being the leader of the largest opposition party is not that bad either.
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BestFriendWatermelon16 hr ago
+28
This. People who have been imagining conspiracies, vote rigging, coups etc don't seem to understand that Hungary is surrounded by the EU and the EU would never accept such shenanigans. Major powers within the EU would have the moral authority to hold a gun to Hungary's head and Putin wouldn't be able to send a single person to stop it.
Orban's best move was always to be gracious, shake hands and play for either the new government to let by gone be by gones, or a graceful exile from the country before all the corruption charges catch up with him.
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Smart_Ass_Dave17 hr ago
+81
Trauma. Trauma is the reason.
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zuzg17 hr ago
+32
Eh just remember that Orban was once also just Center-right like his now Predecessor, then came the flip..
He may be high on copium that the guy gets corrupted the same way he got.
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Seanspeed17 hr ago
+73
This is why I was constantly annoyed with all the reactionaries saying the EU and NATO should have tried to get rid of Hungary/kick them out or whatever.
Hungary was not at all some lost cause. Yes, the people who support Orban suck, but just like in the US with Trump, there's tons of people who oppose them and we shouldn't throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water just cuz you aren't getting what you'd prefer in the moment. Smart leaders know this. Sadly, many ordinary people do not.
I'm just really glad that all the decent and reasonable Hungarians there have kept their opportunity to make a difference and get back in with the west and not Russia.
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NoMoreFund16 hr ago
+39
The problem is the consensus decision making model of the EU. I'm glad Hungary is coming out of the shadow but it did a lot of damage outside its borders while it was there
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LilAnswer17 hr ago
+1605
This could be day 0 of a new more cohesive European Union. The magnitude of the potential coming out from this result cannot be overstated.
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MaDpYrO17 hr ago
+658
I do hope the EU will address the faults in the system that allowed this corrupt prick to block it for so long, though.
No veto powers for a single fascist state, essentially undermining the entire union.
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superurgentcatbox17 hr ago
+310
With the size of the EU, unity in votes is impossible anyway. We need to institute majority voting rules.
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External-Option-54417 hr ago
+133
Yeah let's not do the same mistake as the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth
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vonGlick17 hr ago
+62
As a Pole I am scared to see that this analogy have merit sometimes.
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Aggravating-Neat176816 hr ago
+15
What happened with the commonwealth? I'm not the most knowledgeable of European history but I just know it existed sometime during like the high middle ages.
"We need both of us to agree or it doesn't get passed" leading to stagnation til decline?
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Wulfrinnan15 hr ago
+60
So the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a 'noble democracy' in that all the aristocrats got to elect the King, and a single rep in their version of Congress were able to veto any proposed legislation. For a long time this 'golden veto' was rarely used, and it was part of making the Commonwealth the most democratic and least religiously bigoted country in Europe, but eventually corruption and divided loyalties led to the veto being invoked more and more until the Commonwealth was basically paralysed as its enemies (especially Russia) started to tear it apart.
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Alphabunsquad11 hr ago
+12
It also had a shit ton of nobles. In the 1500s 1 in 10 people were nobility. This became the spark for the idea of universal human rights across Europe because the first time a sizable chunk of a nation’s populace couldn’t just be thrown in jail at the whim of a king without a trial. This led commoners in other nations to feel like it should be applied to all of them, notably in Ukraine where the Cossacks revolted and provided near universal human rights in their Siches and elections and systems of government similar to those found in the future US colonies two centuries later. Half of Ukrainians were literate due to this, by far the highest rate in Europe. Eventually they were destroyed by Russia too once Poland was defeated and they didn’t have two powers they could play off of. The ideas wouldn’t spread to Western Europe in a meaningful way for awhile but the kernel of it was there.
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MrF_lawblog17 hr ago
+45
At least super majority rule
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The_Flurr15 hr ago
+8
No country wants to give up their veto. It would allow a majority of members to force unpopular or damaging policies on a minority.
8
chocobowler17 hr ago
+51
Everyone forgetting Slovakia exists
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The-marx-channel17 hr ago
+1319
As a Pole I welcome back my Hungarian brothers back to the European Community.
Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki, i do szabli i do szklanki
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Zsokker17 hr ago
+266
Also, Péter Magyar said he will visit Poland first as a PM to restore our connections
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yourlocaltouya17 hr ago
+45
I can't wait for him to extradite Ziobro back to us as well!
45
DonPinstripelli17 hr ago
+159
Now us Slovaks need to follow suit!
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sudocurl17 hr ago
+890
Finally. Embarrassing they had to trot out JD Vance in the last minutes just to garner more votes.
890
queen-adreena17 hr ago
+355
“I’m on the fence about this decision… I wonder what JD Vance thinks?” -No one, ever
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IllMC17 hr ago
+64
Somebody find Ja
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SexReflex16 hr ago
+14
I'd rather know Ja's take than JD's lol
14
rumham_12317 hr ago
+515
If that is your final Hail Mary to win an election you were fucked from the start
515
Seanspeed17 hr ago
+220
Not even Americans like JD Vance. Why on earth would Hungarians care about that gasbag? lol
220
JohnHazardWandering15 hr ago
+61
Trump doesn't like him. Didn't even pick up his call.
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TachiH15 hr ago
+9
Europeans hear what a US politician wants and run in the opposite direction 🤣
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Submarinequus17 hr ago
+44
That’s far from the most pathetic thing. They gave out gift cards to the people they kept in the worst poverty but only if they voted for Orbán’s party. They threw events in poor neighborhoods and only people who went to vote could come. It’s despicable
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Ellydir17 hr ago
+31
Here's what I never understood about bribing voters like this: What is to stop me from just taking the bribe and voting however I want anyway?
31
Vexed_Misanthrope17 hr ago
+163
Supposedly he lost 3% support after Vance visit.
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DeliciousPangolin17 hr ago
+99
Imagine if foreign politicians came to the US during a presidential election and held campaign speeches endorsing a specific political party. I'd love to see how well Americans took that.
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helloLeoDiCaprio17 hr ago
+63
Both Meloni and Orban spoke at the RNC, so it already happened.
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whydoyouonlylie16 hr ago
+23
They already bitched and moaned that some Labour MPs from the UK went to help manage some Democrat campaigns of their own volition and claimed it was Starmer trying to interfere in the US elections, all while Nigel Farrage was gargling Trump's balls on every media station that would have him and was even on stage with Trump at some of his rallies. They are notjing but hypocritical assholes.
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agesto1115 hr ago
+11
It wasn’t even MPs, just individual activists.
11
jscummy17 hr ago
+16
Did that help? I feel like bringing out JD Vance would do the opposite, dude's a charisma black hole
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Viiven17 hr ago
+17
He's like the Grim Reaper at this stage. Pope, peace negotiations, election campaigns. Everything he touches dies. Now get him back to Trump asap
17
theflintseeker17 hr ago
+13
Orbán got sent to Voicemail 😂
13
stunts00217 hr ago
+40
And Trump is so despised even by the right in Europe it actuallly made him poll worse.
40
Little_Machinez17 hr ago
+579
Lol, even Orban, who has been in power for 16 years, conceded willingly and with whatever dignity he has left. Trump really is just the worst of the worst.
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McBuck217 hr ago
+140
Orban has probably squirreled away enough money to live in luxury the rest of his life.
140
Seanspeed16 hr ago
+97
Oh he has no doubt. But so has Trump, yet Trump will 100% still try and cling to power somehow. Power is a drug as powerful as money.
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Little_Machinez17 hr ago
+61
He's probably on the next flight to Moscow to escape any potential prosecution in Hungary
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DerisiveCur14 hr ago
+118
I'm so drunk on champagne right now. Finally my vote amounted to something. People have been cheering on the streets for hours, I can hear the singing from my window.
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DutchProv12 hr ago
+13
I am so happy for you and Hungary!
13
JerseyDvl17 hr ago
+679
Donald Trump and JD Vance really were the only people unaware that the entire world hates Donald Trump and JD Vance.
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Troj103017 hr ago
+145
Because he surrounded himself with people who are too afraid to tell him the truth. Of course they don't know.
145
RelegatedRick17 hr ago
+858
Get fucked Putin’s puppets, next the Midterms. These fuckers need to be removed all over the world.
858
SonOfAnarchy9117 hr ago
+173
Man imagine US and Ruzzia trying to get the same guy (re)elected in an European country.
What a time to be alive...
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Brave_Nerve_687117 hr ago
+44
Trump doing everything for best friend Vlad
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bhputnam17 hr ago
+73
I’m going to crack a bottle for world democracy and sanity. 🥂
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Normal_Tap302117 hr ago
+154
So Ukraine can finally get their funding
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orus_heretic16 hr ago
+35
There's still Slovakia to worry about unfortunately but Fico can be strong armed by the EU.
35
NeedleworkerPure716212 hr ago
+8
And keep an eye on the crazy Babic in Czechia as well.
8
KingMario0517 hr ago
+77
Not a moment too soon, either. Slava Ukraini!
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Tenwaystospoildinner17 hr ago
+122
Every time Vance visits a foreign country, something unfortunate happens to their leaders. But at least this time, it benefited the rest of us.
Send him to Russia next.
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Im_really_bored_rn16 hr ago
+48
Personally, I think Vance should do a world tour of endorsing right wing politicians
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ninjab05517 hr ago
+140
W for Hungry, W for Europe and W for the world!
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Seanspeed16 hr ago
+47
W for Ukraine too, dont forget. Orban has been a big thorn in getting them support from Europe.
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Raspberries-Are-Evil17 hr ago
+261
After all the shit he has done, Orban has more class than Trump.
Lets hope he gets the prosecutions that are due for his illegal power grab.
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PaulaDeen2117 hr ago
+118
Having more class than Trump is the lowest possible bar, don’t even give Orban that faint praise.
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SnooPineapples395217 hr ago
+87
Happy with the result, but genuinely surprised that Orban just simply conceded instead of shouting "rigged vote!", calling in the military, or some other underhanded move.
But until Orban is actually out, I'm not breathing a sigh of relief.
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brandbaard17 hr ago
+65
I guess that becomes harder to do when you lose THIS hard.
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Reddvox16 hr ago
+39
Americans should give it a try next elections...just havetwo thirds actually vote and vote correctly (the other third is lost)
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Seanspeed16 hr ago
+9
That definitely makes a difference. Big turnout makes such claims very flimsy even to those who would otherwise like to believe.
9
InevitableFly17 hr ago
+21
Finally, I can start to feel proud to be a hungarian again
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iwantawinnebago16 hr ago
+20
80.04% turnout
The opposition party Tisza has supermajority lead. If that holds, they will be able to dismantle Orban's regime.
Az én légpárnásom tele van angolnákkal!
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CoolyRanks16 hr ago
+23
Utterly embarassing that the various fascist leaders worldwide threw their support behind Orban at the last minute, only to have their guy take a massive defeat. Utter hubris from Vance and co to think their opinions matter abroad. Well done, Hungary.
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jszj017 hr ago
+57
Yeeeeeeeeassssss! F*** off to Moscow, Orban!
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copperblood17 hr ago
+38
Whoopsie daisy for Russia and Putin. With Orban gone time for the EU to sanction the f*** out of Russia. You love to see it!!! Bravo, Hungary! Bravo!!!
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Prefered417 hr ago
+123
Can JD Vance pay a visit to Bardella in France? We'd love to welcome him
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Psychological-Ad-40716 hr ago
+23
That won’t happen, most French, left or right, don’t like the USA, much less Trump and Bardella knows it
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RisOgKylling17 hr ago
+150
Anyone who can enlighten me on how big this is?
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glmory17 hr ago
+341
Has a huge impact on the EU's ability to stand up to Putin and Trump. He was often the only one blocking major support for Ukraine.
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LA-Aron17 hr ago
+74
It's big...Orban has been a wedge in Europe, dividing his country's own alliance. A certain President will be very unhappy about this and probably call it fraud/cheating.
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phant0msinthenight17 hr ago
+269
quite big. Orban is Putins lapdog and eurosceptic, whilst magyar is an Eurocentrist. also Orban is just generally a piece of shit.
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Zulmoka53117 hr ago
+103
And also flung a lovely pile of shit into Vance and Trump’s faces. Just a wonderful global win all around.
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phant0msinthenight17 hr ago
+40
can vance endorse Bibi next please
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dexter31116 hr ago
+10
His mere presence has killed the Pope and Orban's election hopes so far
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TheWizard17 hr ago
+21
Trump and Vance are Putin's lapdogs, so thats not surprising.
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chuck_the_plant17 hr ago
+8
Feces into faces should be the next election motto.
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sashundera17 hr ago
+28
A big F****** deal. 16 years of autocracy ended, and Magyar beat him at his own game, in a election system designed to benefit Orban. Not only did he beat him, he beat him BIG and won supermajority, allowing him to change the constitution.
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Jozoz17 hr ago
+69
This is absolutely insanely big for Europe. Orban and his party were fully supporting Russia.
This is the best news Ukraine has had in a long time since Orban was blocking a huge loan from the EU.
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Moon_Rose_Violet17 hr ago
+19
Looks possible that the opposition party will get a 2/3 supermajority which means they can undo many of the constitutional “reforms” undertaken by Orban. Also means the potential for more EU Ukraine aid to go ahead and for EU sanctions against some West Bank settlers.
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Shadow29317 hr ago
+38
Trumps best friend in the EU is now a loser, and he absolutely hates losers. This is going to further destroy MAGA, since they based a LOT of their movement from Orban.
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Equivalent-Elk-751317 hr ago
+33
huuuuuuuuuugly bigggg, for Europe at least
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PieStraight54117 hr ago
+10
Huge, they lost majority, and opponent will get it, so they can do what they want. They are pro eu.
10
__Polarix__17 hr ago
+9
Orbán ruled for 16 years. An era ends.
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poopey_doopey_Sr17 hr ago
+30
Oh! Hell yeah, I am commenting here and leaving listnook for the day! Ending on a good note for once! Bravo Hungary!!!!!
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RaspberryBirdCat16 hr ago
+12
Credit to Orban for actually conceding the election.
Probably helps Orban's calculations that Magyar is a fellow conservative, albeit more moderate. It might have been more difficult for Orban to concede if it had been a socialist who had won.
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TheRC13517 hr ago
+45
Great news. Good riddance to this Putin puppet and his brand of far-right authoritarianism.
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el_dude_brother217 hr ago
+53
Another Putin/JD Vance loss
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martapap17 hr ago
+25
A glimmer of hope in all the bad news.
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TheKanten16 hr ago
+25
Finally some *good* news in 2026.
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AnAussiebum17 hr ago
+10
A leader who won't deny the outcome and allow for peaceful transition? Maybe 2026 isn't going to completely suck after all.
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ProdoRock17 hr ago
+48
Huge relief but it’s still pretty damning for the Trump administration to have supported a corrupt Putin ally in the first place. We should be wary.
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hotpotcommander17 hr ago
+28
Yea pretty shameful for Trump and Vance to openly campaign for Orban.
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munkisquisher16 hr ago
+21
It's pretty obvious they themselves are a corrupt putin ally
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GalgoIsTheBestDog17 hr ago
+10
Orban has been a giant, massive prick for years and years. A terrible person.
But the fact that he conceded the election and doesnt fight it tooth and nail, he gets at least *that* amount of respect from me
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MinorKeyEnjoyer17 hr ago
+27
so glad Vance was just there so it’s extra humiliating for him
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whatpplsay17 hr ago
+8
Great news for Europe, Ukraine, and the world!
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pluckyfemme216 hr ago
+10
Congratulations, Hungarians!
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FestusPowerLoL17 hr ago
+8
See, even Orban can gracefully concede.
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GrandOldFarty15 hr ago
+9
Thank God. Congrats and thank you to all Hungarians who voted against the global cabal of demagogues.
9
KingMario0517 hr ago
+20
Supermajority, too! The illiberal Hungarian regime will be unwound. Thank f****** God for that.
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dilf_add17 hr ago
+7
Great! Orban out! Next: Fico!
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kyualun14 hr ago
+8
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for all the Trump shit eaters.
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