"The result is very good news for Ukraine and the European Union. It's correspondingly bad news for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the US president, Donald Trump, those twin backers of Viktor Orban's regime."
"For everyone knows that today's Orban is Putin's man in Brussels. The critical question now is whether Hungary can be the first country in the world to emerge from such a far-reaching populist erosion of democracy."
"I felt the energy for change. In the very square where, back in 1989, I watched a fiery young student leader named Viktor Orban call for the end of the weary old communist regime, I now saw a new generation of Hungarians calling for the end of a weary old regime led by this same Orban."
"Despite the professional panoply of mobilisation, this rally had all the energy of a pensioners' tea party. Orban himself was hoarse, aggressive and irritated."
The recent election victory of Peter Magyar's Tisza party in Hungary has significant implications for Ukraine and the European Union, while posing challenges for Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The atmosphere in Budapest reflects a desire for change, with young Hungarians rallying against Viktor Orban's regime. The contrast between the vibrant energy of the opposition and the exhaustion of Orban's campaign highlights a critical moment in Hungary's political landscape, raising questions about the future of democracy in the region.
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