2026-04-13 07:31
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2026-04-13 07:31
The opposition's electoral victory in Hungary is similar to the elections in Poland in 2023, former US President Barack Obama said on Monday. The current head of state, Donald Trump, has not yet commented on the defeat of Viktor Orban, whom he supported politically.
“Yesterday's victory of the opposition in Hungary, similar to the Polish elections in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not only in Europe, but all over the world,” Obama wrote on the X platform.
This is how he responded in the parliamentary elections in Poland on October 15, 2023, when, after two terms of government of the United Right, Donald Tusk took power, leading a coalition government consisting of the Civic Coalition, the Polish People's Party, Poland 2050 and the New Left.
According to the American former president and Democratic Party politician, the victory of the opposition TISZA party in Hungary is “a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people and a reminder to all of us to constantly strive for justice, equality and the rule of law.”
Current US President Donald Trump has not yet commented on the results of the Hungarian elections. They mean the defeat of the leader of the Fidesz party, Viktor Orban, who headed the government for 16 years. Trump supported him politically.
The White House has also not yet responded to a request for comment.
The latest results from the Hungarian National Electoral Office (NVI) give Tisha 138 seats in the 199-seat parliament. The Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by Orban received 55 seats. The far-right Mi Hazank party will also enter parliament and can count on six seats. Tisza's result gives her the majority necessary to change the constitution and laws adopted by subsequent Orban governments.
Hungarians rejected Putin's influence and opted for democracy
Hungarians rejected the harmful influence of Vladimir Putin and opted for democracy and the rule of law, commented the head of the Armed Services Committee in the US Senate, Roger Wicker, one of the politicians of the ruling Republican Party who congratulated the Hungarian opposition on its victory in the elections.
“The freedom-loving Hungarian people have firmly opted for democracy and the rule of law. I congratulate them and Peter Magyar, the new (future – PAP) Prime Minister of Hungary,” Wicker wrote on Sunday on Platform X. “(Hungarians) rejected the disastrous influence of (Russian leader) Vladimir Putin, the world's cruelest dictator, and decided about their future themselves,” he added. He noted that he was counting on “an even stronger friendship between the United States and our other NATO allies.”
Republican congressman Joe Wilson, co-chairman of the Helsinki Commission (actually the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe), also expressed his joy with the results of the parliamentary elections in Hungary. He also portrayed the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a rejection of Russian influence by Hungarians.
“Congratulations to the Hungarian people for rejecting the disastrous influence of Russia and China! As a young boy, I was inspired by the Hungarian people's courageous opposition to the Soviets. The future of Hungary belongs to the Hungarians,” he wrote.
(PAP)
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