Mastodawn

Fidesz' massive defeat comes despite:
- multiple active Russian disinformation campaigns
- the US government actively supporting Fidesz
- Fidesz owning the majority of TV & radio stations + newspapers
- Fidesz having gerrymandered the crap out of the country
- many documented cases of voter suppression & paying disinfrenchised voters for support
- Fidesz pouring unprecedented $$$ into their campaign

Feeling a little proud of my country for the first time in a while 🇭🇺

@Techaltar oh wie ist das schön! Oh wie ist das schön! 🥳🥳🥳

Paul Cantrell 2h ago

@Techaltar @adamshostack

Your country is fantastic, I loved it when I was there, and I am so incredibly happy for you today. Good luck in all the work to come. I’ll be rooting for you!

@Techaltar Do you have a theory on what's going on with the mail votes going 90%/8% for FIDESZ/TISZA on https://vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026/orszagos-listak?tab=partlistak&filter=orszagos-eredmenyek? That feels suspect given the rest of the results so far.

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@neverpanic @Techaltar It's not, mail votes are only from ethnic Hungarians in neighboring countries

Inc Hulk 🧪1h ago

@aronkvh @neverpanic @Techaltar True! Ethnic Hungarians are allowed postal votes, but the massive numbers of expats across the EU were denied postal votes (they tend to be anti-Orban, escaping the oppressive regime).

@IncHulk @aronkvh @neverpanic @Techaltar what fraction of Hungarian expats are not Ethnic Hungarians? I had not realized there was a lot of internal diversity there.

Inc Hulk 🧪43m ago

@oddhack @aronkvh @neverpanic @Techaltar The term ethnic Hungarians usually refers to the Hungarian population who were in the 2/3 of the area of Hungary given to other countries at the end of WW1 by the treaty made mainly by the French & British victors. In those areas, schools & churches all spoke Hungarian for many decades after the division. Orban gave votes to all these ethnic Hungarians (who had never lived in the current land of Hungary).

@IncHulk @aronkvh @neverpanic @Techaltar wow, I have learned something - thanks!

Giving voting rights to your own citizens who live abroad is a far stretch from this. I wonder to what degree eventually reclaiming that territory, as Orban was pushing for in Ukraine, was a part of this policy. Visiting the national museum in Budapest, I got a small sense of how traumatizing the first half of the 20th century must have been for Hungarian identity.

@IncHulk @aronkvh @neverpanic @Techaltar also just so I'm clear - Hungary granted postal voting rights to Ethnic Hungarians who have never lived there, but does not grant them to Hungarian citizens living abroad? Or did I misread your post?

Scary Austin 2h ago

@Techaltar
You should be so proud! You are an inspiration! Love from the USA as we battle on. ❤️

Henrik Müller 🔹2h ago

@Techaltar Remélem meglesz a 2/3

Anna Miriamsdochter 2h ago

@Techaltar so happy for you!

Rebecca Wallace 2h ago

@Techaltar I lived in Budapest from 2001 to 2003, had to listen to Orbán way too much then. This is stunning.

GeraintLlanfrancheta 2h ago

@Techaltar godspeed to you and welcome back

Mensch Antimeier 2h ago

@Techaltar The "active US support" these days is more like bane than a boon.

Titia Schuurman 1h ago

@Sdfendor @Techaltar yeah, looks like JD's visit was the final nail in the coffin. ✔️

Soozcat 46m ago

@titia @Sdfendor @Techaltar First the pope, now him. The corollary to "everything Trump touches dies" is "and if it's not dying fast enough, send Vance"

@Techaltar Let's first wait whether they got more than two thirds of the seats, otherwise they are weeks away from the president announcing reelections.

@Techaltar Putting the old regime in jail immediately could work, though.

@Techaltar Congrats and I hope your country will be well soon !

Jeroen Wiert Pluimers 2h ago

@Techaltar congratulations.

nellie-m 2h ago

And I’m happy for you 💛

and very grateful for this powerful, encouraging signal your country is sending to the world today!

DebC (She/Her)♿️☮️2h ago

@Techaltar 16 years! Watching from #US to see how it's done.

@Techaltar 💚

@Techaltar Congrats. I am so happy. I have fond memories of travelling Hungary with my dad when I was 20 and was so glad when they joined the EU.

Dieter Komendera 2h ago

@Techaltar Rightfully so. As your neighbors: Thank you!

BSM (sw.s) 🇨🇭2h ago

@Techaltar I'm feeling really happy for you, Hungary, Europe and Democracy!

RolloTreadway 2h ago

@Techaltar Congratulations!

Dr. Oblivious 2h ago

@Techaltar Hungarian voters did it, now let's see if enough Americans can pull their heads out of their asses and do the same in November!

@Techaltar Thank you so much! and congratulations! We can defeat these guys and your country just reminded the world of this! Kudos from Paris 🙂

Mr. Bill 1h ago

@Techaltar ~ Congratulations!!! One down and a few to go and they certainly will. The world tips their hat to a newborn democracy.

@Techaltar Congratulations to all Hungarians today, also think a major reason is the opposition were not acting as if they are a diet version of Fidesz, they clearly opposed what Fidesz stood for and made that very clear. Some other mainstream opposition parties around the world need to learn to do the same very fast.

Edit I take that back after reading the new guy oppose supporting Ukraine.

@Techaltar I’m American, so that’s the primary explanation for why I’m this particular kind of stupid - I thought you were German, not Hungarian.

Pelican Dock Music 1h ago

@Techaltar
it's dawn

@dockwalk @Techaltar
Here comes the sun

GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺1h ago

@Techaltar Congrats!

@Techaltar Congrats! Wasn't expecting it, hopefully something will change for you guys, even though the new leader seems like a younger Orban though 😕

TehAppKiller 1h ago

@Techaltar and despite
- Dogs have only one tail

Aleksandar 1h ago

@Techaltar congarts, neighbour 🎉

MissScott01 1h ago

@Techaltar today we thank you, and celebrate together! 🫶🤝🇪🇺

Titia Schuurman 1h ago

@Techaltar Much love from Finland! You have given us the best news in a long while!!! ❤️🤍💚

Congratulations! What countered the disinformation?

Inc Hulk 🧪1h ago

@alienghic @Techaltar You ask what countered the disinformation in Hungary - well just about every educated person I know ignored the blatant propaganda of the free TV & radio stations and newspapers (all bought by right-wingers). The very rich like the right, the very poor don’t understand foreign languages or have internet; but the majority came to hate the corrupt putin/trump supported regime.
The future is with the EU!!!

musashimaru 1h ago

Let's hope this nightmare is over.

❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️1h ago

@Techaltar
Well done!

Inc Hulk 🧪1h ago

@Techaltar Watching TV in Hungary, the crowds out for the new leader are absolutely massive!!!
I was at the rally with about 200k people, but this looks bigger.

Inc Hulk 🧪1h ago

@Techaltar Now the crowd is chanting “Europe- Europe - Europe…..”.

Very happy here !!!!!!!

@Techaltar Merkel hätte Reiche "das Vertrauen ausgesprochen". Merz ist 1 dingsda

Never underestimate the power of the people...

@Techaltar The big problem with gerrymandering is, it can backfire big time!

Paul_IPv6 1h ago

absolutely inspiring and thrilling. congratulations!

i pray the US does so well in November 2026 and beyond.

Wenzel Massag 1h ago

@Techaltar this makes me so happy!

SamuelJohnson 1h ago

@Techaltar Best wishes and welcome back from Ireland.

@Techaltar Congratulations! Let's hope this spurs a democratic spring, with more parties on a broader spectrum of politics!

Michael Maguire 🇨🇦 🇬🇧🇨🇭🇮🇹1h ago

@Techaltar it was obviously all down to manipulation by woke Canadian spies! :-)

(Congrats!)

Dirk Ritter 59m ago

Admittedly, it's still taking time to register, because it seemed outright impossible.

🇺🇦 KrakelOrakel 🌈 RIP Natenom 55m ago

@Techaltar You can be very proud!