Still a lot of work to do. His cronies still hold a ton of power and control much of the media.
Magyar winning will get the headlines but Tisza getting a supermajority in parliament (which they seem on track to do but I don’t think is official yet) will be the much more important win. That’s where durable reform can be made.
We are now at 96.37% of the votes counted and Tisza is projected to have 138 seats, Fidesz 55 seats and Our Homeland on six. Tisza is in the lead in 93 constituencies, while Fidesz is ahead in 13. Some votes are yet to be counted but a landslide victory is all but certain.
Thank god! I hope that’s the last time we see Orban for a very very long time!!
Still a lot of work to do. His cronies still hold a ton of power and control much of the media.
Magyar winning will get the headlines but Tisza getting a supermajority in parliament (which they seem on track to do but I don’t think is official yet) will be the much more important win. That’s where durable reform can be made.
Exactly, not the time to relax but to work even harder to reverse the damage that was done.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt?post=asset%3Ac1a77fae-f1ed-4199-b821-86c5fce32a01#post
Are there good signs these guys would make such reforms instead of holding onto the power given by changes made by Orban?
They campaigned on wealth taxes, term limits for every member of parliament, an independent prosecutor’s office, joining the EPPO and so on.
They have unlimited power right now, but are dependent on an extremely heterogenous voter base that would implode if they look the wrong way.
Nothing is certain, but it could not look much better right now.
All good signs. I hope they follow through.