US EditionMagyar's Landslide Victory over Orbán 'Showed the Limits of Right-Wing Populism in Europe'
Péter Magyar says the victory gives Tisza the power to restore rule of law, join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and unlock more than €17 billion.
- On Sunday, Péter Magyar's Tisza Party secured a landslide victory in Hungary's parliamentary elections, defeating Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and ending his 16-year rule.
- Voter turnout of almost 80% marked a decisive rejection of the Fidesz regime, shattering the aura of invincibility surrounding the longtime leader.
- From 53.5% of the total vote, Tisza is set to hold 138 seats in the new parliament, benefiting from the "winner takes all" electoral system refined by Fidesz.
- French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised the election, evaluating it as a sign of Hungary's renewed commitment to European values.
- Magyar aims to dismantle Fidesz's bureaucracy and join the European Public Prosecutor's Office to unlock over €17bn in withheld EU funds through normalized relations with Brussels.
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Magyar's landslide victory over Orbán 'showed the limits of right-wing populism in Europe'
Following the landslide victory of Peter Magyar over Hungary's long standing autocratic ruler Viktor Orbán, Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Ian Bond, former Senior British Diplomat and Deputy Director of the Centre for European Reform. Bond sees this election within broader European political dynamics, particularly the limits of right-wing populism, the legacy of hardline governance, and the implications for EU cohesion and Ukraine policy. Hu…
After 16 years in power, Viktor Orbán, a singer of illiberalism, recognized "a painful but unambiguous defeat".
Tisza victory puts Hungary back on a European path, within limits
Chants of “Europe, Europe, Europe” rose from the banks of the Danube as the final results in Hungary’s historic election were released. Opposition leader Peter Magyar won by a landslide, putting Hungary on a new course.
After Viktor Orban's defeat, Friedrich Merz, Johann Wadephul and the EU top congratulate the election winner Peter Magyar. Europe hopes for an end to the blockade and a new chapter for Hungary and the EU.
Péter Magyar has begun his purge of Orbánism
Hungary’s election climaxed in spectacular fashion on Sunday evening, as Péter Magyar’s Tisza party scored a crushing victory over Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz, putting an end to 16 years of rule by one of Europe’s most polarising leaders. The scale of the Tisza victory, amid astonishingly high voter turnout of almost 80%, was quickly apparent. Orbán [...]Read More...
Congratulations soon emerged on Sunday night for Péter Magyar and his party, Tisza, even though the results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections were still incomplete. ...
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