Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake
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Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions.
  • MonsterMonster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    133·
    16 days ago

    Brilliant news for Hungary, Europe and Ukraine.

    Now let’s watch the theatrics of Vance crying about interference.

  • tinkermeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    117·
    16 days ago

    I must admit, even though he was down in the polls, I still expected him to win somehow. It gives me a little glimmer of hope that the world may not become an authoritarian hellscape.

    • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      16 days ago

      I didn’t really expect him to lose. But I had serious doubts if he would get out of the government after it.

      But then, I don’t know the details.

      • lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.comEnglish
        7·
        15 days ago

        Even if he lost with a close result, he could have blocked lots of change. Fortunately, his opponent has a 2/3 majority, so Orban can’t do anything. 😃

    • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
      18·
      16 days ago

      If the loss is big enough, there is no way to get the foot in the door, might not waste the political capital of a tantrum to keep doing damage leading opposition.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        18·
        16 days ago

        And the loss is basically a wipeout. They are practically irrelevant in Parliament, and Tisza, unlike in Poland, can just boot out any of their appointees as they have a supermajority.

      • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
        5·
        15 days ago

        The massive turnout also made it impossible to pull anything funny. It’s relatively easy to slip in a few thousands of fake votes when you control the electoral apparatus, but trying to skew such a lopsided election with such an high participation rate would create participation rates above 100% in some places.

    • FarraigePlaisteaċ (sé/é)@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      13 days ago

      I’m very proud of Hungary. Even with the media capture and social media bombardment, the nation saw through the fog. And that voter turnout percentage is something I’ve never heard of in my lifetime in my country.

      Edit: and now, best of luck to them dealing with white nationalism, homophobia and Zionism.

  • perestroika@slrpnk.netEnglish
    40·
    16 days ago

    Yay. :)

    I also note the turnout is huge, in the early evening, 75% of eligible people had voted.

    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      16 days ago

      Hard to tell right now. He used to be one of Orban’s buddies up until a few years ago. He’s saying the right things right now - less corruption, more services for Hungarians, closer ties to the EU and NATO.

      But we’ll see. From what I understand, Orban was also seen as a progressive about 20 years ago. But then Putin and greed got their hooks into him. Hopefully the new guy is legit.

      If he is legit, I wonder his this will shift the dynamic in the EU. Without Hungary vetoing everything Putin doesn’t like, does this clear the path more for Ukraine joining the EU and/or NATO? I know there are a lot of other factors in okay. But the people of Hungary might have just helped others and not just themselves.

      • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        16 days ago

        That will truly be a major test. Man, I’m hoping for a legitimate win for once. This could be the biggest shift since Carney’s victory in Canada. I’ve also sadly seen how gullible people can believe lies like, “America First” and “No New Wars,” and take a pathological liar at their word. Leaving aside the longer-term games being played by billionaires.

        Here’s hoping for the best. I’m just honestly a bit shocked that he relinquished power this easily.

      • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        7·
        16 days ago

        There’s another EU member with a russian stooge in power, isn’t there? I could be wrong but I think it was Slovakia that recently elected one.

        Still great news that Orban is out.

        • 0x0@lemmy.zipEnglish
          4·
          15 days ago

          Let’s hope he doesn’t suffer from sudden and acute defenestration.

    • slaacaa@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      15 days ago

      He’s legit, no worries on that front. Implementing policies and promises - let’s see, but I’m optimistic

    • LordMayor@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      15 days ago

      He’s against support for Ukraine. So, outlook not so good. On paper, he’s an improvement over Orbán but he’s still at least center-right. We won’t know until he starts implementing policies.

  • squirrelEnglish
    24·
    16 days ago

    It surely feels good to see a fascist lose. That’s enough for me these days.

    • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
      9·
      16 days ago

      Let’s hope, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

      Orbán was already burnt, maybe they just put a new puppet (they = a country that produces vodka).

      Let’s see if he actually restores democracy.

  • lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.comEnglish
    16·
    15 days ago

    Most important: it’s even a 2/3 majority. Without that, Orban could have still blocked most of the changes. Now, he cannot.