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Morning opening: Not just government, but regime change
Yakup Krupa
Good morning from BudapestAs the city woke up reluctantly and with some difficulty from the previous night’s celebrations that continued until 5 a.m. and beyond.
98.94 percent of the votes have been counted Peter MagyarTisza party is expected to get 138 seats in the new parliament, it has only 55 seats Viktor Orbán Fidesz and six for the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party.
These numbers mean The new government will have the critical two-thirds majority (133 or more seats) would have to comprehensively overhaul the country’s laws and create a real chance to truly break with the Orbán era.
or as András Biró-Nagy This is what Policy Solutions told me:
“Because if [they have] constitutional supermajority, that’s when It can not only change the government, but also change the regime … then it is really possible to eliminate the Orbán regime, which means taking over the Orbán regime both economically and politically [Orbán] The regime can be taken over with a two-thirds majority.”
We will hear from Magyar again today Because he is expected to hold a press conference to react to the vote in more detail and explain his plans for the new administration.
Separately, We should also seek the opinions of the team of international observers Those watching the vote present their initial findings.
And we’re still waiting for any reaction from the White House. Donald Trump And J.D. Vance They had a lot to say about the election before it happened, but they’ve been unusually quiet since last night.
His Monday, April 13, 2026, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
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German leader Merz says Magyar victory sends ‘a very clear signal against right-wing populism’
Speaking at a press conference in BerlinGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised Péter Magyar’s victory over Viktor Orbán as “a good day” and sent “a very clear signal against right-wing populism.”
“Hungary sent A very clear signal against right-wing populism all around the world. In this regard, [yesterday Sunday’s election day] “It was a beautiful day,” Merz said in comments quoted by Reuters.
he said this Decision-making in the EU, including on Russia-related issues, will become easier as a result of the voting.
He also praised the resistance of Hungarian society to attempts to interfere with the vote.
“This [win] it shows Our democratic societies are clearly much more resilient “We are against Russian propaganda and further foreign interference in such elections,” Merz said.
(No prizes for guessing what other “more outside interference” he might have thought of there just a few days later) JD Vance A not-so-subtle visit to Budapest…)
Morning opening: Not just government, but regime change
Yakup Krupa
Good morning from BudapestAs the city woke up reluctantly and with some difficulty from the previous night’s celebrations that continued until 5 a.m. and beyond.
98.94 percent of the votes have been counted Peter MagyarTisza party is expected to get 138 seats in the new parliament, it has only 55 seats Viktor Orbán Fidesz and six for the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party.
These numbers mean The new government will have the critical two-thirds majority (133 or more seats) would have to comprehensively overhaul the country’s laws and create a real chance to truly break with the Orbán era.
or as András Biró-Nagy This is what Policy Solutions told me:
“Because if [they have] constitutional supermajority, that’s when It can not only change the government, but also change the regime … then it is really possible to eliminate the Orbán regime, which means taking over the Orbán regime both economically and politically [Orbán] The regime can be taken over with a two-thirds majority.”
We will hear from Magyar again today Because he is expected to hold a press conference to react to the vote in more detail and explain his plans for the new administration.
Separately, We should also seek the opinions of the team of international observers Those watching the vote present their initial findings.
And we’re still waiting for any response from the White House. Donald Trump And J.D. Vance They had a lot to say about the election before it happened, but they’ve been unusually quiet since last night.
His Monday, April 13, 2026, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
