This is the most important day in Europe right now

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Anti-Russian Sentiment: The video documents widespread public anger regarding Russian influence in Hungarian politics and media . This tension is framed against the historical trauma of the 1956 revolution and subsequent Soviet occupation
Allegations of Foreign Influence: The reporter investigates the presence of Russian intelligence operatives within the Russian embassy in Budapest, suggesting that Russian power has shifted from overt military control to more clandestine, "quiet" forms of influence
Public Discontent and Opposition: Through interviews with voters and activists, the video highlights a collective feeling of desperation and a longing for democratic accountability. Many attendees at opposition events express a desire to see Hungary realign more firmly with the European Union and Western values
The Contrast in Political Momentum: The report highlights a striking difference between the massive, energetic opposition rallies and the noticeably lower-energy, "funeral-like" final speech given by Viktor Orbán
Orbán's Response: Robertson analyzes Orbán's final campaign speech, characterizing it as a defensive performance where the Prime Minister deflects blame for economic decline and corruption onto external factors like the war in Ukraine and Brussels, rather than taking personal responsibility


This is a Berlin wall moment.

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I still can't believe he conceded! A great day!

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Netanyahu sent his son to campaign for Orbán. Netanyahu sent a personal video to Orbán's rally. Orbán just lost by 14 points, the biggest landslide in Hungarian democratic history.

Why did Netanyahu care so much?

Because Orbán was the only EU leader who vetoed sanctions on Israel. Every single time. That veto is gone. The ICC withdrawal is reversed.
The EU firewall is dead.

Israel's own Ynet News headline, two days ago: "If Orbán falls, Israel could lose its EU firewall." He didn't just fall.
He was buried.

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Lots of weird takes on the Hungarian election result from both left and right here.

Peter Magyar is a socially conservative immigration restrictionist who wants to cut taxes and double the defence budget. He criticized Orban for admitting too many guest workers, and wants to increase Hungary's already generous pro-natal incentives.

On virtually every issue, his platform is well to the right of centre, by European standards.

His foreign policy is to end Orban's alliance with Putin, remove the Hungarian veto on EU loans to Ukraine, normalize relations with the European Union while opposing more Euro integration, and strengthen relations with Eastern Europe's anti-Russian governments, e.g. Poland.

His election was not a sudden shift to the left, but a rejection of Orban's corruption, the failure of his interventionist / statist economic policies, and the humiliation of his relationship with Putin.

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