Magyar set to outline Hungary plans after resounding victory over Orbán – Europe live
Winner’s Tisza party to control more than two-thirds of new parliament, offering chance for a complete break with changes wrought by illiberal regimeGood morning from Budapest, as the city reluctantly...
By Jakub Krupa · The Guardian World
Winner’s Tisza party to control more than two-thirds of new parliament, offering chance for a complete break with changes wrought by illiberal regime Good morning from Budapest , as the city reluctantly and not without some difficulties wakes up from the celebrations the night before, which went on to 5am and beyond. With 98.94% of votes counted, Péter Magyar ’s Tisza party is projected to get 138 seats in the new parliament, with just 55 for Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz and six for the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party. “Because if [they have] the constitutional super-majority, this is when he can do a change of regime, and not only a change of government … then dismantling the Orbán regime is really possible, meaning that both the economic and the political capture of the [Orbán] regime could be adressed with the two-thirds majority.” Continue reading...