The Hungarian prime minister concedes to Péter Magyar, who is set to win a supermajority in the 199-seat parliament.

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[–] 32 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

he even conceded:

In a surprisingly early and gracious concession speech in Budapest, Mr. Orban congratulated the opposition saying, “The responsibility and opportunity to govern were not given to us.” But, he also made a vow: “We are not giving up. Never, never, never.”

—https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/europe/hungary-election-orban-magyar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aVA.Kuhl.h2lgWO2W5PiU

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    This is the part that makes me suspicious about the whole thing. No way would a tick like Orban just admit defeat. They would at least insinuate that the election was not quite right.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    Indeed. However, they've been pumping public money out of the country via money front institutions for quite a while: the ex leader of the National Bank embezzled 650 billion Forints, which is about a metric shitton even in such an inflated currency (update: just a little shy of 1.8 million EUR). They were seen moving their stuff in literal shipping containers to Dubai. I haven't a single doubt that all that will be used to fund their return with whoever playing as Orbán's hand puppet.

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