Viktor Orban concedes with Hungarian opposition on course for landslide election win
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Source: BBC
Viktor Orbn has conceded in a speech to supporters, telling them: "The result of the election is clear and painful."
We will have more on this soon.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt
chowder66
(12,321 posts)ananda
(35,257 posts)Thanks in advance.
chowder66
(12,321 posts)Orban set up everything to block the next leader with insiders and loyalists.
It looks like he may have gotten there!! Still waiting for final results.
chowder66
(12,321 posts)OrlandoDem2
(3,236 posts)chowder66
(12,321 posts)Fil1957
(721 posts)I guess Orban has more integrity than Trump.
deurbano
(2,996 posts)Fil1957
(721 posts)wouldn't be able to overturn it, and to him it wasn't worth the time and energy to try.
Lessons for us: If we have victories with big margins in November and in '28, it'll be a lot harder for the GOP to steal or overturn those elections.
Lovie777
(23,122 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(180,351 posts)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 Orbánâs long grip on power.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-12T19:21:14.044Z
wnylib
(26,158 posts)did not help Orban. In fact, they might have hurt him, considering how popular the US duo is in Europe.
Congratulations to Hungary! Hoping democracy is as successful here in November.
rurallib
(64,707 posts)Or will he go away?
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,351 posts)liberalla
(11,135 posts)I thought he'd play games and claim election stolen like the orange menace!
Yay!!!!
Mysterian
(6,553 posts)Too bad for imbeciles Bonespurs and cowardly Vance.
Mysterian
(6,553 posts)Such an impressive capitol building...especially at night.
Omaha Steve
(109,418 posts)Source is not the AP!
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