The thing is, even though Magyar Sucks Too, the *hope* is that the outright, foreceful rejection of Orban's authoritarianism will be seen as an indication that Hungarians were prepared to do almost anything to get rid of him, even voting for a barely-lesser evil.

April 12, 2026 - 20:45 UTC

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Not a proponent of just settling for incremental change, but it's worth noting that it's exactly how societies are nudged towards authoritarianism and I'm not mad when it goes the other direction
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oh for f*ck sake, stop it. give perfect a rest and enjoy the good.
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That's literally what I said. Learn to fucking r*ad.
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Magyar is also just a PM. He represents his party which is thoroughly reform-minded, even if he personally walked a line of conservative and nationalist position-taking.
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Which ought to be a warning for the incoming leadership not to test the patience of the people by doing more of the same.
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I don't know if there were any viable, genuinely moderate candidates. I suspect their influence, if any, this deep into Orbanism was very limited.
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They really have first hand reasons to know NOT TO FUCK THIS SHIT UP.

Here's hoping they keep that lesson close and clear in their minds.
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Sucks in what way?
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He's a far right politician. He's just not *as* far right as Orban.
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The us has a similar problem and it aint turning out too well. Hopefully Hungary's legislators learn more than ours did.
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Hungary has been under Orban's authoritarian thumb for 16 years; I'm pretty confident Hungarians are well out of patient for fuck ups at this point, and will make sure none of the newly elected forget those lessons.
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