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Kriszta Satori 1d ago

Viktor #Orban faces a high-stakes showdown as Peter #Magyar takes him on in one of Europe’s most consequential elections in #Hungary TODAY. A former ally-turned-rival Magyar has built a remarkable momentum, with polls placing him ahead of Orban. Yet victory may still prove elusive within a power structure designed to protect the status quo. #TheGlobalJigsaw examines the tilted playing field and the messages of #Fidesz and #Tisza
Visualised https://youtu.be/cEUd5DxT2BQ?is=4Mpky9f-O8LR5_PN
Audio https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9b02

Hungary‘s Viktor Orban faces a high-stakes showdown - The Global Jigsaw, BBC World Service

Europe’s longest serving prime minister, Viktor Orban, is facing his toughest challenge yet in an election that could redefine Hungary’s role in the region. ...

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Kriszta Satori 23h ago

37.98% of voters have been to the ballot box by 11 AM CET - an all time record in #Hungary

Kriszta Satori 18h ago

66.01% at 1500 local - looks unprecedented

Kriszta Satori 13h ago

#BBCNews #Hungary live page:
Peter Magyar says Orban has conceded! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt
Hungary election: Viktor Orbán challenger 'optimistic but cautious' as polls close in Hungarian election

Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power as Hungarian opposition wins election landslide

Opposition leader Péter Magyar defeats Europe's longest-serving leader, promising closer EU ties and an anti-corruption drive.

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Kriszta Satori 11h ago

#BBCNews live page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt
#Hungary election: European leaders congratulate Péter #Magyar on decisive win #Tisza

Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power as Hungarian opposition wins election landslide

Opposition leader Péter Magyar defeats Europe's longest-serving leader, promising closer EU ties and an anti-corruption drive.

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Kriszta Satori 11h ago

'We have freed #Hungary , we took our country back.' - from Peter #Magyar victory speech in the Hungarian elections.

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

'Truth has won over lies. The Hungarian people have asked what you can do for your country.. you said no to cheating, lies and betrayal' Peter #Magyar of #Tisza victory speech #Hungary

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

Crowd responding with chanting: ' #Tisza is swelling, Tisza is swelling' and Ria,ria, Hungária

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

'Our country wants to be a European country again' says Peter Magyar of #Tisza in #Hungarwinner election speech
Crowd chanting 'Ruszkik haza' (Russians go home - a demand of the 1956 revolution, crushed by the Soviets)

Wild Sown 10h ago

'I demand the president of #Hungary to appoint me to head the next government and then resign. I demand the head of the curia and of the media authority, to resign.
This regime is over. We will reintroduce the system of checks and balances. We will be a strong ally again in the EU and NATO' Peter #Magyar of #Tisza victory speech

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

Peter #Magyar promises justice for those who have stolen from #Hungary
Crowd chanting: jail them now,jail them now

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

For those speaking Hungarian: 'bevertük ezt a patkószöget'

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

'I promise to heal the wounds and be the prime minister of all Hungarians' Peter #Magyar if #Tisza victory speech, #Hungary election

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

With 95.63% of votes counted the result as follows: #Tisza 54% #Fidesz 38% Mi hazank 6% #Hungary

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

For those new to #Hungary here is our latest #TheGlobalJigsaw - please don't miss and get acquaintanted with the new Prime Minister, Peter #Magyar of #Tisza
Audio www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
Visualised version https://youtu.be/cEUd5DxT2BQ?si=lYGbfsVncn5nkxjs

Hungary‘s Viktor Orban faces a high-stakes showdown - The Global Jigsaw, BBC World Service

Europe’s longest serving prime minister, Viktor Orban, is facing his toughest challenge yet in an election that could redefine Hungary’s role in the region. ...

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@fulelo The U.S. could use the 'Russian go home' chant, except a reasonably large sized portion of the U.S. population is still in denial about Russian influences and intentions in the U.S.

Pino Carafa 11h ago

@fulelo And I believe the Hungarian voting system is such that this will boost the number of seats for the winners significantly? Good for them 😁

Kriszta Satori 11h ago

@rozeboosje carefully gerrymandered by Fidesz before, indeed

Pino Carafa 10h ago

@fulelo I read an article a while back explaining how gerrymandering can backfire but I can't find it now.

Human after all 10h ago

@rozeboosje @fulelo You need to read The Price of my Soul to read about gerrymandering, it was perfected in Northern Ireland by the British https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbiW0yrnsLY

Gerrymandering: Unionists cheated a Catholic majority vote in Derry

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Human after all 10h ago

@rozeboosje The author Bernadette Devlin has sometimes veered towards the wackos in her later years but she was on the money in her 20s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA2ZvfZ9f80

Fight for Ireland: A Portrait of Bernadette Devlin (1970)

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buherator 11h ago

@fulelo important emphasis, thank you!

Felis_Catus_Domesticus 10h ago

they were giving Europe a bad name..

SearingTruth 8h ago

"It depends upon the attention of the people. It depends upon their character. It depends upon their intelligence. It depends upon their intention to do right or wrong. And it depends upon their compassion."
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