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Following the Hungarian election results, which saw the defeat of Viktor Orbán and the rise of Péter Magyar, this piece reflects on Hungary's historical trajectory, its enduring European identity, and the challenges facing the new leadership in navigating relations with the EU, the US, and neighbouring powers.
Mafalda Anjos comments on the election results in Hungary and their consequences for the European Union.
Peter Magyar's landslide victory on Sunday night, which put an end to Viktor Orbán's reign, is being well received by Europe and the European Union. After years of conflict between Brussels and Budapest, the new era in Hungary promises a thaw in relations with the 27-member bloc.
In the shadows of power, he became, in two years, the main gravedigger of nationalist leader Viktor Orbán, to the point of taking his place.
PS states it believes that “the expectation now opens for Hungary to recover a relationship fully aligned with the principles that define European membership.”
“May this new stage, founded on broad democratic participation, allow for joint work in support of the European project and its fundamental values and principles,” he highlights.
António José Seguro expressed confidence that Hungary will play a constructive role in European cooperation.
The man who made Hungary a country heard from Moscow to Washington is set to leave power. For 16 years, Viktor Orbán built an extensive network of interests that he used to assert his national-conservative model. Péter Magyar, a former apparatchik of that very network, rebelled against his master and is set to succeed him. Expresso revisits the text published in this weekend's edition.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has acknowledged his election defeat. In a press conference, Orbán stated that the “election result is painful, but clear,” concluding his 16 consecutive years leading the Hungarian government. Minutes earlier, the declared winner, Péter Magyar, revealed that he had received a...
Even before the results were known, the ultra-conservative prime minister admitted the opposition's victory. Magyar's Tisza party is aiming for a majority in the Hungarian Parliament.
Manuel Serrano, a commentator for CNN Portugal, provides his perspective on what might happen if the current Hungarian prime minister loses the elections scheduled for next Sunday.
Illiberal forces “have a script, know-how, and knowledge that they share among themselves,” says Andrea Peto, a professor at the Central European University. Progressive forces need to be better prepared.
Brussels is preparing for all outcomes in the Hungarian elections. The EU may move to end the veto if Orbán wins and is optimistic about Magyar, despite doubts: “We do not know who he is.”
From less unanimous decision-making to informal sidelining, EU countries are already weighing how to move ahead without Hungary if Viktor Orbán wins reelection.
