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With less than 24 hours left until Hungarians head to the polls, I figured it is a good moment to take one final look at what Viktor Orbán has achieved in his 16 years of uninterrupted, near absolute reign in Hungary, by comparing Hungary’s performance with that of Romania.🧵

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Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar: If Viktor Orbán remains, the permanent state of emergency remains, the lack of transparency, unpredictable decision-making, night decrees, drifting out of the European Union, and chaos ruled by the will of a single person obsessed with unlimited power. We will protect the homeland and regain everything this country was cut off from during 16 years. Hungary’s place is in Europe — not only because Hungary needs Europe, but because Europe also needs Hungary.

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Polish PM Tusk: I met Viktor Orbán more than 30 years ago. For many years we were an extraordinarily loyal duo. We had very similar views on Europe, on the world, on freedom, on the rule of law. It may sound a little immodest, but I have not changed on these issues since then. Viktor Orbán has changed radically. I could not cooperate with Viktor Orbán for the same reasons that many Hungarians could no longer tolerate his rule. There must be a serious reason why Hungarians expressed their opinion so overwhelmingly.

Polish PM Tusk: I met Viktor Orbán more than 30 years ago. For many years we were an extraordinarily loyal duo. We had very similar views on Europe, on the world, on freedom, on the rule of law. It may sound a little immodest, but I have not changed on these issues since then. Viktor Orbán has changed radically. I could not cooperate with Viktor Orbán for the same reasons that many Hungarians could no longer tolerate his rule. There must be a serious reason why Hungarians expressed their opinion so overwhelmingly.

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Hungary will not adopt the euro, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed, saying the country has no intention of tying itself “more closely to Brussels than it already is.” “If the European Union’s disintegration does not stop, it will remain just a fleeting chapter in Hungary’s long history,” Orbán warned, adding that national independence, not further integration, is Budapest’s priority. And he’s right. Hungary owes its survival to sovereignty, not subservience. The euro means surrender... of policy, of identity, of control. While Western Europe drowns in its own technocratic illusions, Budapest still remembers what freedom costs. In a continent ruled by unelected bureaucrats, Hungary stands as a good reminder that a nation’s soul is worth more than Brussels’ currency. A currency underwritten by the blood of innocents from forever wars Hungary wants no part in. Let the Euro fanatics drive themselves into the financial abyss.

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Viktor Orbán has ruled Hungary for 16 years. He rose to popularity standing for freedom against Russia. Yet somewhere along the way, became the errand boy of the Kremlin in Europe. On April 12, he faces an election with a serious challenge from Peter Magyar, literally, Peter the Hungarian, himself a conservative and former member of Orbán's party but who wishes for Hungary to stay European, rather than become Moscovite-barbarian. Once upon a time, Viktor Orbán, too, spoke passionately about defending Hungary from Russia. When Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Orbán said that Hungary, as a survivor of Russian totalitarianism, must lead the resistance to the Kremlin. Today, Orbán is going to wild lengths to remain as Moscow's man in Budapest—including accussing Ukraine of absurd plots against him, as though he, not Ukraine, is the victim. He has opposed Ukraine's resistance every step of the way.

Viktor Orbán has ruled Hungary for 16 years. He rose to popularity standing for freedom against Russia. Yet somewhere along the way, became the errand boy of the Kremlin in Europe. On April 12, he faces an election with a serious challenge from Peter Magyar, literally, Peter the Hungarian, himself a conservative and former member of Orbán's party but who wishes for Hungary to stay European, rather than become Moscovite-barbarian. Once upon a time, Viktor Orbán, too, spoke passionately about defending Hungary from Russia. When Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Orbán said that Hungary, as a survivor of Russian totalitarianism, must lead the resistance to the Kremlin. Today, Orbán is going to wild lengths to remain as Moscow's man in Budapest—including accussing Ukraine of absurd plots against him, as though he, not Ukraine, is the victim. He has opposed Ukraine's resistance every step of the way.

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10,681 views • 4 months ago

The Hungarian elections had immense implications for Europe With Orbán gone, the balance in the EU🇪🇺 has been broken giving free reign to the deep state🕵️‍♂️ -- In Romania, "Bocet" is a type of song used for mourning Thus I poured my emotions into a Bocet for Hungary and Europa

The Hungarian elections had immense implications for Europe With Orbán gone, the balance in the EU🇪🇺 has been broken giving free reign to the deep state🕵️‍♂️ -- In Romania, "Bocet" is a type of song used for mourning Thus I poured my emotions into a Bocet for Hungary and Europa

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11,998 views • 4 months ago

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