Sunday, April 12, 2026

Hungarian Strongman Victor Orban Concedes Election

After sixteen years in power, the pro-Kremlin ruler was ousted in parliamentary elections

2 comments:

ANevskyUSA said...

Agree with Orban's policies or not, but how is this guy a "strongman" (implying dictator/autocrat/tyrant) when he concedes defeat after an election and seems ready to peacefully transition power to the other party?

John (Ad Orientem) said...

See... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Orb%C3%A1n#Democratic_backsliding,_corruption_and_authoritarianism