Thanks J.D. 😄
I know little enough about the guy, but if he was approved by Donnie I presume he was horrible.
He was also endorsed by Putin and Netanyahu so there isn't any possible doubt he's horrible
Yeah, that's like the holy trinity of evil endorsement.
He visits, the old pope dies. He visits, your entire political party is marginalized. Frankly if I were a world leader I’d want to stay as far the hell away from JD Vance as possible.
Actually, as just a regular Joe I’d * also * like to stay as far the hell away from JD Vance as possible.
Americans helping solidify Europe and move them away from depending on U.S. and Russia. I love to see it
I was very unsure that Orban hadn't rigged the election, and Hungary would become like Belarus.
I am so relieved to see that democracy worked in Hungary, despite Orban controlling most of the media.
He controls the media in Hungary, but foreign media showed Trump, Putin and Netanyahu supporting him and suddenly everybody realised he sucks and shouldn't be trusted.
His last name is Magyar?
His last name is basically "Hungarian" lol
Like British comedienne Dawn French. The name doesn't necessarily mandate where they live.
Exactly. I'm Australian, even though my name is Billy Congo Free State.
Been thinking a lot about the, "you can't vote your way out if this," doomer leftists today.
another far right candidate won… coming from the same party originally
Hungary went from lime to lemon… don't get me wrong, this is a tiny hint forward but by no means is Hungary "out"
He's mostly been described as centre right, but we'll see. If he's not beholden to Russia and not massively corrupt, then that's a huge step. If they then undo the damage done by Orbán to the constitution and institutions of Hungary, then there will be a way forward.
Right wing? It is smack in the center.
The tisza party has published their policy plans. (full version pdf: https://magyartisza.hu/program)
Here are the left-wing ones:
Economic Justice and Redistribution
Reduce minimum wage tax from 15% to 9%.
Lower income tax for workers earning below the median wage.
Tax the super-rich with a 1% annual wealth tax on assets over 1 billion HUF.
Cut VAT on firewood, healthy food, and prescription medicines.
Expanded Social Safety Net
Double family allowances, maternity support, and childcare benefits.
Guarantee a minimum pension of 120,000 HUF per month.
Provide "Pensioner SZÉP Cards" with up to 200,000 HUF in annual support.
Increase home care fees by 50% for family caregivers.
Give a "Newborn Kit" worth 50,000 HUF to every baby.
Labor and Public Sector Support
Increase pay by 25% for social sector and educational assistants.
Strengthen union rights and rebuild national social dialogue.
Enforce equal pay for equal work between men and women.
Public Goods and Equality
Establish independent ministries for Healthcare and Education.
Maintain tuition-free first university degrees.
Build social rental housing and more student dormitories.
End period poverty by providing free hygiene products in state schools.
Fund Roma integration through school buses and new scholarships.
State-Led Public Services
Nationalize debt enforcement and make it non-profit.
Take over company liquidations to ensure a non-profit, transparent processHope Vance comes to Spain to endorse Feijoo (right) and Abascal (extreme right) too. Everytime he endorses someone, this one loses!
I see many "but he is also far right" comments. Peter Magyar might be on the right side of the scale, but he did not base his program on far right rhetoric at all. Its also impressive how many world class experts Magyar got for his party for major ministry roles. Many businessman and leaders from other sectors. Its a bit similar to the ruling change after the communism ended in Hungary, when instead of politicians, scientists, recognized intellectuals and experts got the ministry roles.
They seems to want to focus on repairing the damage, what Orbans gang caused, getting back all the EU funds and building up basic systems, like education and healthcare from scratch.
I'm part Hungarian and did not have a right to vote, but followed closely the whole thing and it might not look like it, but its a huuuge thing. All my Hungarian friends/colleagues are celebrating, after all they got rid of a cancerous tumor.
i'm assuming he'll just end up being a pretty average european moderate, i.e. absolutely miserable but at least capable of saying (and maybe even believing) the words "killing our own citizens is bad, actually"
Similar to how Zelenskyy's politics are objectively not particularly astounding, but contrasted with the invasion by russia he looks like a holy saint
I'm not aware of the finer details of Magyars platform - What are his plans for all the Orban supporting public servants / judges etc.?
It sounds like root and branch reforms are incoming. It could be a great template for... certain other nations.
Pretty much he promised to get rid of everyone who was an active member of the corrupt system. Also he plans to destroy all propaganda media, and wants to go after the oligarchs as well.
Its a lot and we will se how much he manages to fulfill of the promises, but if they manage to achieve only fractions of it, Hungary will be already a better place.
During his victory speech yesterday he called on them to resign immediately. He also said there would be no mercy only accountability.
Wow, JD Vance did something good!
/s While I am in the US, I recognize he was not the reason of Orbán's loss. Not that US-centered. Just making a dumb joke.
I hope this is a true turning point, but Magyar is still fairly conservative himself, so I won't be too optimistic.
Anything is better then having that russian puppet being able to veto in the EU. Apparently Magyar is more EU aligned, but we will see how much of that is true.
Great, now put Orban in prison for his crimes against democracy so he can't come back.
Most important: it's even a 2/3 majority. Without that, Orban could have still blocked most of the changes. Now, he cannot.
Finally! Congratulations to the Hungarian voters who voted against the fucking Russian and MAGA stooge. Welcome back to the EU!
One fascist less. Congratulations to Hungary!
as a Hungarian I'm over the moon 🎆🎆🎆
as non-Hungarians we're also over the moon 🎆 🎆 🎆
Great!
But let's not rest on our laurels.
The next step is getting green and social democratic candidates that will garner attention and excite voters, and have a chance to do a good job that will show people that they need to vote in their best interest and those who will defend them.
Conservative liberals are way better than dictators, particularly when they like to sprinkle social policies like taxing the wealthiest more and using the revenue for public services, but they also tend to do stuff that lets things ratchet back to oligarchy.
We also should get the UK to turn back, and Poland, Italy and others to wake up too. And many are still in the edge.
I know! Let's get Vance to do a tour through Europe! Having him endorse all the people he likes the most! That'll show the people who they can't trust.
This post has been on the top of my home feed all day and it brought a smile to my face every time I opened Lemmy lol
he even conceded:
In a surprisingly early and gracious concession speech in Budapest, Mr. Orban congratulated the opposition saying, “The responsibility and opportunity to govern were not given to us.” But, he also made a vow: “We are not giving up. Never, never, never.”
—https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/europe/hungary-election-orban-magyar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aVA.Kuhl.h2lgWO2W5PiU
Thank. Fuck.
Ah, what's that? The taste of authoritanism tumbling down? Can you hear the pitchforks yet?
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