Here is another article pointing out the necessity of infependent journalism to keep govts accountable when democratic institutions are under threat. This one from VSquare dot org:

“Together with our Hungarian partners, we have published dozens—perhaps hundreds—of investigations at VSquare. Today, they stand as an open-access archive of the final decade of Orbanism.”

read more:
https://vsquare.org/how-independent-journalism-outlasted-the-orban-regime/

#Hungary #Orban #Magyar #Slovakia #Pico #EUPolitics
#IndependentJournalism #DefendDemocracy

What does Orban’s defeat mean?

It’s a reminder that democratically elected authoritarians can be overthrown even after they’ve grossly stacked the deck in their favor

If the upswell of opposition is strong enough, weaseling out of the electoral process is not possible even with support of the #billionaire class

Lots of lessons to be learned from #Hungary. Ian Dunt’s article is a good place to start 👇

#Midterms #USPol #Politics #EUPolitics #GeoPolitics

https://open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/orban-defeated-good-morning-and-goddamn

Der Machtwechsel in Ungarn – Ist der Gang in die Autokratie gestoppt? (Analyse + Kommentar)

#HungaryElection #PeterMagyar #ViktorOrban #HungaryHasChosenEurope #TiszaParty #HungaryVotes #ByeOrban #EUpolitics #DemocracyInHungary #IlliberalDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #CentralEurope #HungarianPolitics #EUElections #MagyarVictory

https://derwahlberliner.com/2026/04/13/der-machtwechsel-in-ungarn-ist-der-gang-in-die-autokratie-gestoppt-analyse-kommentar/

A ray of Sunday sunshine

Down goes Orban in #Hungary. Kiss of death delivered by Vance and Trump

Autocrats are frowning today

#USPolitics #EUPolitics #GeoPolitics #Politics

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt?post=asset%3Ac53cf903-f724-4987-945c-111392460034#post

Holding my breath for #democracy in #Hungary ... #orbàn losing to the opposition by almost 20% after about 7% of the votes have been counted ... if #EU could get rid of this pain in the ass after 16 years, it would be a massive victory for democracy and a massive loss for the war criminal and terrorist #Putin

#freedom #politics #EUpolitics #StandWithUkraine