Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is launching his election campaign and says he can return Hungary to a stronger European path.
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his party’s election campaign in Budapest on Sunday, vowing to restore Hungary’s Western orientation just eight weeks before he faces Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a pivotal vote.
Magyar, a former insider in Orbán’s nationalist Fidesz party, burst onto Hungary’s political scene in 2024 after breaking with his political community and quickly forming the center-right Tisza party.
After taking around 30% of the vote in European Parliament elections in June 2024, he has grown Tisza into the most formidable political force Orbán has faced during his 16 years at Hungary’s helm. Most independent polls show Tisza with a significant lead before the April 12 vote, an advantage which has held steady for more than a year.
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starchylemming@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 210d
the Name
Peter Magyar ?
isn't that like
Hans Deutsch? Johnny English?
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 210d
Hungarian here. Yes.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 210d
I love it when they put "Peter the hungarian" in memes, it makes it sound like hes some old nomadic clan leader.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 210d
I think if Orban is reelected that Hungary will need to leave EU.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 19 pts · 210d
orban did say the EU is the enemy and not russia.
x00z@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 209d
But how will Orban steal all the money then?
myrmidex@belgae.social · -25 pts · 210d
I think, over time, the other countries will gradually move closer to Orban.
auv_guy@programming.dev · 14 pts · 210d
No? Why should they?
myrmidex@belgae.social · -3 pts · 210d
Should? Not talking about should here. Instead of pushing off against extreme right, the EU is inviting it in even more.
A summary of a Dutch article. Seems our European newspapers feel ill-at-ease reporting on this. The closest English one would be this: https://globalextremism.org/post/weaponizing-free-speech-against-lgbtq-rights-at-the-european-parliament/
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
I seriously doubt that, also weird it doesn't which speakers said what.
myrmidex@belgae.social · 1 pts · 209d
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
The existence of nutcases in Hungary is in no way a sign that EU is "inviting" it in, even if some religious nutcase backs it up.
This is not a trend, but purely anecdotal.
myrmidex@belgae.social · 1 pts · 209d
You can try to reduce it as much as you want, but those are big fractions in the parliament. This is not an Orban-only thing.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 4 pts · 210d
Lol
Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol · 21 pts · 210d
Marco Rubio supports Orban. Trump supports Orban. That is all you need to know.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 9 pts · 209d
Putin supports Orban.
Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 209d
Putin supports Trump.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 2 pts · 209d
they all need to go.
Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol · 1 pts · 209d
There are many more of their kind "Reform UK, AfD, Front Nationale" and more to fill their place in the west. I am pessimistic.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 1 pts · 209d
it's all the same hydra, heavily supported by Russia. keep fighting. they aren't the majority.
Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol · 1 pts · 209d
Imo Elon Musk has given more Money and Influence by buying X to this Project than Russia could ever give.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 1 pts · 209d
he's also influenced by Russia
MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 209d
All we need to know, so far. One imagines a powerful, charismatic, and terrifying world leader in a powerful enough country could be a real threat to the "fascist old guard", and they would much prefer an Orban there to that.
homes@piefed.world · 16 pts · 210d
Good luck on surviving until election day!
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 210d
Well theyve already leaked the legal name, age and address of his top 100000 or so supporters and also recorded him having sex woth his ex so they really are going down the russian path.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 5 pts · 210d
Sounds like the kind of virile leader Hungary needs today!
Dicska@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 209d
While some others might think otherwise (and who am I to condemn someone I don't even know personally), as another determined Magyar (ehh, I mean the guy) voter, I sense an overwhelmingly strong smell of narcissism, demagogy and vulnerability in him. After all, he used to be a faithful Fidesz party member up until he lost access to the honeypot.
At the moment, he is still our only hope and beacon of light before the elections in April, because the rest of the candidates are either complete underdogs or (even more) awful politicians, and after almost 16 years, he is the first one who has an actual chance to break Fidesz's spell. We need to vote him, it's a no-brainer.
But, unfortunately, he is rather far from being the impeccable Bicycle Repair Man some would like to see him as.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub · 4 pts · 209d
i get you. i imagine at this point it's anyone but Orban to even have a chance at a future.
MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social · 2 pts · 209d
Unexpected monty python reference!