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Down goes Orban - breaking (Original Post) malaise 3 hrs ago OP
👏 demmiblue 3 hrs ago #1
Cautiously optimistic.... Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago #2
Look at people in the streets malaise 3 hrs ago #5
Orban concession speech on BBC now malaise 3 hrs ago #3
Yay! I did not see this before I posted Easterncedar 3 hrs ago #7
Trump's buddy..... SergeStorms 1 hr ago #75
This gives me hope for our elections Easterncedar 3 hrs ago #4
80% voter turn is farewell Effer malaise 3 hrs ago #6
I think I will do a little dancing and gloating right now!!! Easterncedar 3 hrs ago #9
Yeah, I see this as making moonscape 2 hrs ago #56
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #8
What a failed trip malaise 3 hrs ago #14
On the contrary. They B.See 2 hrs ago #35
Which one? COL Mustard 2 hrs ago #51
Supermajority was a dream! I can't believe it! AloeVera 2 hrs ago #38
Do you have relatives still there..have you heard anything from them? Deuxcents 2 hrs ago #61
... Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #10
Orban is reported to have conceded LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #11
Utter humiliation for Slobby, Shady and malaise 3 hrs ago #20
Yes, it's especially sweet! liberalla 2 hrs ago #34
ETTD Danascot 2 hrs ago #48
Lost Syria, lost Hungary, losing the war in Ukraine True Dough 2 hrs ago #60
F**k the fascists! Doodley 3 hrs ago #12
He's done dweller 3 hrs ago #13
I guess sending jaydee to rally for Orban senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #15
this is great news......... Takket 3 hrs ago #16
He promised them economic support malaise 3 hrs ago #18
And his "promises" mean NOTHING. calimary 1 hr ago #78
The lesson here for all young people malaise 3 hrs ago #19
He can take his EU veto abuse with him. moondust 3 hrs ago #17
It must have been JD's magic touch. Vinca 3 hrs ago #21
or the economic promises from Slobby malaise 3 hrs ago #23
He batted those eyelined lashes and the people said spooky3 2 hrs ago #43
LOL malaise 1 hr ago #70
Great news! I was worried GoCubsGo 3 hrs ago #22
WATCH: Here's Viktor Orbn conceding defeat! LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #24
Thanks malaise 3 hrs ago #27
Hats off to Orban Charmin One 3 hrs ago #25
Thank fuck. róisín_dubh 3 hrs ago #26
Now you CAN? Or "can't"? ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #42
Finally. dalton99a 3 hrs ago #28
Pity Team Donald when indictments start flying! Vogon_Glory 2 hrs ago #29
Time to celebrate! callous taoboy 2 hrs ago #30
Hungary chooses Europe (over Russia) LSparkle 2 hrs ago #31
Would LOVE to see the Turks get rid of Erdogan DinahMoeHum 2 hrs ago #57
Another good country that needs new management! LSparkle 2 hrs ago #62
!!!!!!!! Starbeach 2 hrs ago #32
Vance goes home with 2 losses tonight! mikewv 2 hrs ago #33
He's the gift that keeps on B.See 2 hrs ago #37
Go home to Russia DoBW 2 hrs ago #36
Looks like Cpl. Vance also turns things to shit! Crowman2009 2 hrs ago #39
👍! VP💩 ! ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #41
Goodbye Piggy orangecrush 2 hrs ago #40
First post I read this morning canetoad 2 hrs ago #44
The landslide speaks volumes malaise 2 hrs ago #47
Somewhere a fat miserable fuck is sucking it Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #45
Woo Hoo! BeneteauBum 2 hrs ago #46
The ketchup's gonna hit the fan. Good job, James Donald. BHDem53 2 hrs ago #49
Maygar speaking now malaise 2 hrs ago #50
How much did it cost the US to send JD to Hungary to Sneederbunk 2 hrs ago #52
So the Putin/Trump ticket is a LOSER again! nt Callie1979 2 hrs ago #53
This needs to be played up as death to fascism oldmanlynn 2 hrs ago #54
We don't yhet know if Mfgyar is going to reverse Warpy 2 hrs ago #55
Fascists do not give up so easily, as we leaned in 2021 RetiredParatrooper 2 hrs ago #58
Fingers crossed. Martin68 2 hrs ago #59
When the reins are formally and completely transferred lonely bird 1 hr ago #63
Are you watching the 10s of thousands in the streets malaise 1 hr ago #64
Awesome - I don't allow myself to hope very much any more . . . . hatrack 1 hr ago #65
Woohoo!!! iluvtennis 1 hr ago #66
Trump must be tired of winning!!!! Swede 1 hr ago #67
Congrats to Hungarian citizens peggysue2 1 hr ago #68
I am rolling over here! OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #69
yes! samsingh 1 hr ago #71
A ray of hope. yellow dahlia 1 hr ago #72
And voter turnout was huge! malaise 1 hr ago #73
Yes! yellow dahlia 1 hr ago #74
Next!!!!!!????!!!! NNadir 1 hr ago #76
With over 95% of the votes in Orban projected to win a supermajority of 137 seats. Ellipsis 1 hr ago #77
Not Orban - Magyar malaise 52 min ago #80
Zelenskyy won this one. That's who Orban was running against. His face was literally plastered over the whole country. Crunchy Frog 55 min ago #79
A concession? No claims of voting fraud? No insurrection mob? TomSlick 45 min ago #81
Great news! Passages 43 min ago #82
Yay! Way to go Hungary! SheltieLover 43 min ago #83

Easterncedar

(6,345 posts)
7. Yay! I did not see this before I posted
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:25 PM
3 hrs ago

Shady V did Orban no good! Oh the CPAC crowd gonna be sad

SergeStorms

(20,633 posts)
75. Trump's buddy.....
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:42 PM
1 hr ago

and the most admired world leader by right-wingnuts goes down! 🥳

The Big Orange Fascist Pig must be crestfallen, because he sees what's in store for him after this November

Easterncedar

(6,345 posts)
4. This gives me hope for our elections
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:23 PM
3 hrs ago

If Orban couldn't rig this vote maybe we can hold onto ours. But I won't gloat over this win until Orban is truly gone.

B.See

(8,561 posts)
35. On the contrary. They
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:13 PM
2 hrs ago

Trump and JD Slick, SUCCEEDED,
beyond MY wildest dreams.

If ever there WAS an "undecided" before their meddling, they sure as hell killed that.

Have to wonder which of the two despots the people hated MORE.

COL Mustard

(8,266 posts)
51. Which one?
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:46 PM
2 hrs ago

The trip to Hungary, or the trip to Pakistan?

Oh, wait...BOTH failed!!! So much for Shady Vance's political future.

AloeVera

(4,300 posts)
38. Supermajority was a dream! I can't believe it!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:19 PM
2 hrs ago

Really helps with fixing the country. Including the constitutional changes required to fix Orban's mess.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,351 posts)
11. Orban is reported to have conceded
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:28 PM
3 hrs ago

BREAKING: Hungary just saw a stunning political shakeup. Opposition leader Péter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally called to congratulate him on his victory, marking the imminent end to Orbán’s long grip on power.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-12T19:21:14.044Z

Takket

(23,730 posts)
16. this is great news.........
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:36 PM
3 hrs ago

one of drumpf's #1 allies. someone he described as a great and powerful leader. no, the people are powerful.

Today we will celebrate... tomorrow, we must be vigilant, because the message drumpf just received was "if you let the people vote, you will lose", and he's going to redouble his efforts to take away our right to vote.

malaise

(296,608 posts)
18. He promised them economic support
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:40 PM
3 hrs ago
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-economic-support-viktor-orban-hungarian-election/

Trump promises economic support to Orbán ahead of crucial Hungary vote
Trump’s pledge to use the “full economic might” of the U.S. to help the Hungarian economy comes as Orban trails in the polls going into Sunday’s election.

————
Mouthamassie shoukd shut up.

calimary

(90,210 posts)
78. And his "promises" mean NOTHING.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:00 PM
1 hr ago

I guess some folks just need to realize that, and accept it.

malaise

(296,608 posts)
19. The lesson here for all young people
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:42 PM
3 hrs ago

Vote as if your life depend on it for it does

GoCubsGo

(34,939 posts)
22. Great news! I was worried
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:50 PM
3 hrs ago

that Orban would successfully rig the election in his favor. If he tried, he has failed.

Charmin One

(384 posts)
25. Hats off to Orban
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:56 PM
3 hrs ago

I know Trump set a very low bar on this, but at least Orban has the decency to admit defeat and concede.

róisín_dubh

(12,349 posts)
26. Thank fuck.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:56 PM
3 hrs ago

I’ve wanted to visit Hungary since I was about 8.
I’m now 48 and would sell a kidney to take a train there from London. And now I can’t because that fucker is gone.

Vogon_Glory

(10,306 posts)
29. Pity Team Donald when indictments start flying!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:04 PM
2 hrs ago

Hungary has far more amenities than Belarus and the Persian Gulf states are not only boiling hot but rather close to Iran.

LSparkle

(12,206 posts)
31. Hungary chooses Europe (over Russia)
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:05 PM
2 hrs ago

Hoping Ukraine can likewise be freed at last from PooTin’s lurking ... Heck, when does Turkey vote next? Might it be time to say buh-bye to Erdogan? :

canetoad

(20,781 posts)
44. First post I read this morning
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:30 PM
2 hrs ago

Still haven't searched for the results, but this will do fine thanks. Another bastard fascist bites the dust.

On edit: not only a win but a LANDSLIDE.

malaise

(296,608 posts)
47. The landslide speaks volumes
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:42 PM
2 hrs ago

They are singing a love song in their thousands as I type

oldmanlynn

(824 posts)
54. This needs to be played up as death to fascism
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:50 PM
2 hrs ago

And to also tie in Maga as being on a short leaf here in America

Warpy

(114,629 posts)
55. We don't yhet know if Mfgyar is going to reverse
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:50 PM
2 hrs ago

the pro Russia policies, he might find himself between a rock and a hard place since Hungary is still dependent on Russian energy.

It seems pretty clear from Orban's bowing out without a fight that a dirty deal was done, at least allowing Orban to take his stolen loot with him wherever he ends up.

Nice to know that MAGA endorsements are working as well overrseas as they are here. Wat to go, JD!

RetiredParatrooper

(179 posts)
58. Fascists do not give up so easily, as we leaned in 2021
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:57 PM
2 hrs ago

Frederick Douglass:

"Let me give you a word of the philosophy of reforms. The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle. . .

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its mighty waters.

The struggle may be a moral one or it may be a physical one, or it may both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has and it never will. Find out just what a people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

In the light of these ideas, Negroes will be hunted in the North, and held and flogged at in the South so long as they submit to those devilish outrages, and make no resistance, either moral or physical.

Men may not get all they pay for in this world, but they must certainly pay for all they get. If we ever get free from the oppression and wrongs heaped upon us, we must pay for their removal. We must do this by labor, by suffering, by sacrifice, and, if needs be, by our lives and the lives of others."

lonely bird

(2,965 posts)
63. When the reins are formally and completely transferred
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:05 PM
1 hr ago

Then, and only then, will I celebrate.

Conservatives deserve no benefit of the doubt or breaks or anything else.

malaise

(296,608 posts)
64. Are you watching the 10s of thousands in the streets
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:07 PM
1 hr ago

Let them try


Has Slobby weighed in yet? Or Shady?😀

hatrack

(64,953 posts)
65. Awesome - I don't allow myself to hope very much any more . . . .
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:09 PM
1 hr ago

So you have no idea just how refreshing this is - slainte!

Also, fuck JD Vance and his bestie/traveling companion, the new Executive Branch pimp.

peggysue2

(12,542 posts)
68. Congrats to Hungarian citizens
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:22 PM
1 hr ago

The shackles have been broken, finally.

Now the real work begins to repair the Hungarian government, expel the Orban sycophants threaded throughout all institutions and return to a truly democratic form of governance. Sixteen years of rotten leadership has no doubt left a lot of damage. Not unlike what Trump and his Flying Monkey Brigade have attempted to put on speed dial in the US.

But the first step in Hungary has been accomplished. Kudos!

OldBaldy1701E

(11,242 posts)
69. I am rolling over here!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:23 PM
1 hr ago

I am reading that Hillbilly Wannabe's visit cost him between 3 and 5 percent of the vote.





What a Maroon!

yellow dahlia

(6,094 posts)
72. A ray of hope.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:30 PM
1 hr ago

They had a mandate, and it made it too difficult for Orban to cheat or steal.

And voter turnout was huge!

yellow dahlia

(6,094 posts)
74. Yes!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:37 PM
1 hr ago

Now we just need to do everything we can to make sure they don't rig, cheat, or steal.

Crunchy Frog

(28,284 posts)
79. Zelenskyy won this one. That's who Orban was running against. His face was literally plastered over the whole country.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:07 PM
56 min ago
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TomSlick

(13,030 posts)
81. A concession? No claims of voting fraud? No insurrection mob?
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:17 PM
45 min ago

Is Hungary a better democracy than the US?

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