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[–] homes@piefed.world 168 points 1 month ago (11 children)

thanks Vance 👍❤️🇺🇸

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 89 points 1 month ago (4 children)

First the Pope, now Orban's government, what next!

[–] homes@piefed.world 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently, Trump is immune.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 month ago

Quick go visit Putin!

[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He fucked up the Iran deal.

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[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 136 points 1 month ago

Brilliant news for Hungary, Europe and Ukraine.

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

[–] tinkermeister@lemmy.world 119 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 month 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.

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[–] jagermo@feddit.org 63 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Thank you, people of Hungary. You rock

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Holy shit, fantastic result! Orban deserved that lol

[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Yay. :)

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

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

An incredible number. That is civic duty!

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

75% of eligible people had voted

Fuck, if only the US could do this.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

79.5% is the final number. Absolutely insane, people really had enough or Orban

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Someone please tell me the opposition winner is legit and not another Russian stooge

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.xyz 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

It was a good day

[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 25 points 1 month ago
[–] Critical_Drinking@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Drunk with power he lost his sense in the end. Next Trump, Netanyahu, Putin and so on.

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

I think 2 of those 3 will be dead before ever handing over power

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I can't even imagine the elation Hungarians must be feeling right now!

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

It's more like relief.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was insane, we partied until 3 am on the streets of Budapest. People were hanging from poles, shooting fireworks and dancing

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[–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Big congratulations to the people of Hungary. Hopefully this is the start of a much better chapter in their country's history.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In the back of my head, I'm slightly worried when a European country has a party that has more than 50% of the seats. We're supposed to not be two-party systems.

But on every other part of my head, this feels great. Good stuff, hungarians! I wish I had free money to invest into Hungary. Seems like a safe bet right now.

[–] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As I understand it, Orban has rewritten the laws so the biggest party gets an unproportional amount of seats. Works well when you are able to keep the opposition fractured, but less well when your comeuppance finally arrives.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Hopefully the new party will roll back those laws and make it more fair in future.

[–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

Other EU countries have a similar unfair system. They're quite easy to spot because they usually have 2 parties that get 90%+ of the seats.

Once that system is in place, the incentives of the party in power are to keep it, because they'd lose a supermajority if they win the next election cycle.

I honestly don't know how you could fix the system once it's so entrenched. I think it can only change if people become aware of how their shitty political situation (only 2 viable parties) is entirely created by this electoral system, and somehow demand a change.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

looked set to win 94 of Hungary’s 106 voting districts.

Hell yeah.

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Literally can't believe it. Maybe there's hope yet.

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago

Please Vance, vouch for Erdogan next time

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

JFC, things have gotten so bad that we are cheering for some Hungarian conservative winning an election.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He's probably packing his suitcases for an "extended stay" in Russia. And some of them will be packed with money and gold...

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

https://vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026 live seats, looks like a 2/3 blowout.

[–] leriotdelac@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

Finally, good news since Mamdani!

I'm so happy for Hungary and for the EU! Hungarians, u rock!!! :))

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What’s the catch? Just watched John Oliver and got the impression this was impossible

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Orban put so many of his cronies everywhere, it will take years if not decades to restore the country

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Since it's a 2/3 blowout, all of those can be simply removed.

The biggest danger going forward is Tisza becoming corrupt by either not going through with removing them, or becoming like Fidesz was.

They state they won't.

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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Trump with another impressive foreign election result.

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