The European Court of Justice strikes down Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ rules.

Hungary violated EU law when it banned children from accessing LGBTQ+ content, the EU’s top court ruled Tuesday, ordering Budapest to scrap the legislation.

Viktor Orbán had banned mentions of homosexuality in media accessible to children and outlawed Pride marches.

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#Hungary #LGBTQ #ECJ #FundamentalRights #Politics

Orbán signals readiness to approve the €90B EU loan to Ukraine once Druzhba oil is flowing.

In an unexpected development, Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday said that he will approve the much-needed loan to Ukraine if Kyiv repairs Druzhba pipeline — which might happen as early as Monday.

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#Orban #Hungary #Ukraine #Druzhba

The wonderful side of JD:
he's getting wet when does p....
He scared an old pope
who died with no hope
then failed in Iran, but saved Hungary!

#limerick #Hungary

The EU rushes to unlock billions for Hungary as Magyar prepares for power.

EU officials are meeting Hungarian prime minister-elect Péter Magyar’s team in Budapest on Friday, hoping to fast-track cooperation and work towards unblocking billions in funding.

One of Tisza’s campaign pledges was to restore Hungary’s ties with the EU and convince it to unblock the funding, which has been withheld since 2022 over concerns about corruption and rule of law.

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#EU #Hungary #Orban

Most major #media and #socialMedia in the #USA is now right wing controlled

The #techbro angle is well understood, but traditional media, that used to be more balanced, being capitalist entities that were dying, plutocrats merely purchased them and put their goons on the managing editor desks

Watch this video of Peter #Magyar going on #Hungary's version of #FoxNews (their state media) and announcing he is shutting them down

Now dream of that in the #US

To get there, you fucking #vote, idiots

Hungary

Thank you DJ Vance for supporting Viktor Orbán: He concedes with Hungarian opposition on course for landslide election win!

bbc.com/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt
#hungary #orban

#cartoon by Marian #Kamensky

One can hope...

#cartoon by Benjamin #Slyngstad

#hungary

Yes, I also appreciate the small victory of seeing Orban eat shit, but just a quick reminder: Tomorrow we go back to uncompromisingly critical of the Hungarian government.

I don't know much about Magyar but by all accounts he's scant better - the victory is that of an incumbent fascist getting the boot & that's it. For the greater victory of decency over narrowminded bigotry, this might be a baby step in that direction but it seems there's still a long way to go.

#hungary #politics #resist

One 🇭🇺done four on the line 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇦🇹🇬🇧 four to go 🇮🇹🇳🇱🇸🇰🇹🇷
#Ungarn #Orban #hungary

spiegel.de/ausland/wahl-in-ung…

Líra, the bookstore chain that Fidesz tried to bully out of existence, has just moved all Orbán books to the "History" section.

LOL

#Hungary #elections

Die Demokraten in der EU freuen sich, über die WahlErgebnisse in
#Hungary #Ungarn , doch der Teufel kennt viele Wege.

wollen Wir hoffe, das es keine Unfälle gibt, Putin hat schon oft Menschen beseitigen lassen, selbst auf Deutschem Boden !

Das ist der #Hammer und alle #Demokraten freuen sich wie #Bolle !! Wie müssen die gestern noch gefeiert haben, in #Budapest !

#VIVA #HUNGARY !!!!

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il est cinq heures, Budapest s’éveille

tag : il y a quelque chose de changé au royaume de Hongrie

Jacques Dutronc / Stefan Koidl, intruders 2
#Hungary #scifi #politics #illustration #chanson

#NEWSFLASH: #Orbán concedes election, #Hungary gets new government.

J.D. Vance’s last-minute campaigning did not move the needle; Hungary will replace its government with one that is more friendly to Ukraine and the European Union. counteroffensive.news/p/newsfl…

Orbán concedes election to Tisza’s Magyar

That’s it. Margin too big for him to attempt to rig the vote.
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A defeat for Putin, a defeat for Trump, a victory for Europe, and above all, a victory for the Hungarian people.

#Hungary

Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as the opposition wins the Hungarian election.

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has won the general election, ending leader Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, in a result that is likely to rattle the White House and reshape the country’s relationship with the EU.

Throughout the campaign Orbán and his right-wing populist government had consistently trailed in the polls.

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#Hungary #Politics #Magyar #Orban #Europe #EU

#UngarnWahl is now trending across Mastodon

#Hungary is now trending across Mastodon

#HungaryElections is now trending across Mastodon

Too early to celebrate, but late enough to be hopeful.

37% counted

Party/List/Individual/Total
TISZA (Pro-EU) 39 93 132
FIDESZ/KDNP (Pro Trump/Russia) 46 13 59
Mi Hazánk (Far Right) 8 0 8

#Hungary #Election

That’s a good sign!

Péter Magyar just posted this “Thank You #Hungary” message on Facebook.

An Orbán loss could be the start of something amazing: 2026 as the year the dictators fall.

High hopes for Nov. 3…

Election Dashboard: National parliament election in Hungary 2026.

Europe Elects’ election dashboard includes:

* Pre-Election Demographic Polling
* Pre-Election Seat Projections
* Live Voter Turnout by the Hour
* Live Voter Turnout by Constituency
* Which 2022 Strongholds Show a Greater Increase in Turnout: Government or Opposition?
* Results

mediafaro.org/article/20260404…

#Hungary #Elections #Politics

Here we go.
Election day in Hungary.
Please keep your fingers crossed.
And your toes.
I don't even know what a best case scenario looks like, and I have no clue how today will go. It's stressful.

#Hungary #elections

Hungarians vote in a key election that could unseat populist Prime Minister Orbán.

Hungarians headed to the polls on Sunday in a pivotal parliamentary election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, as the opposition led by Péter Magyar challenges his nationalist rule in a contest drawing scrutiny across Europe and backing for Orbán from US President Donald Trump.

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#Hungary #Elections #Politics #Trump #Orban #Magyar #Russia #Europe #EU

Simon Rosenberg shares a photo of the anti-Orbán rally Friday night in Budapest.

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
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hopiumchronicles.com/p/hungary…

"Tomorrow Hungary votes.

If Orbán falls — and the polls suggest he may — the same weekend Vance was supposed to be holding the illiberal international together in Budapest, the [negotiating] table in Islamabad gets harder to hold. The 'strongmen love me' narrative requires the strongmen to remain strong. The model has to work."

~ Mike Brock

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
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notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-t…

"It’s a boost to the opposition. Spewing frantically on Truth Social about how important it is that Orban win is, again, a gift to the Hungarian opposition."

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
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"In other words, it’s a MAGA kind of place. It’s what they would like to do to the United States, although with less sophistication and more brutality.

Donald Trump has been frantically trying to keep Viktor Orban in power, largely in ways that demonstrate that he really doesn’t understand how the world views him. Sending JD Vance to campaign for Orban is not helpful to Orban. It’s a boost to the opposition."

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
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"It’s not a big place, but it’s symbolic. It is a role model for right-wing authoritarians everywhere. It still formally has the institutions of democracy, but has for the past 16 years been a one party state — ruled by a right-wing authoritarian ethno-nationalist regime that enforces its will partly by rigging elections, partly through an extensive system of crony capitalism that rewards its friends and punishes its enemies."

~ Paull Krugman

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump
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paulkrugman.substack.com/p/del…

"Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary, is a central figure in the international far right, and indeed the man, more than any other, who created the networks that normalized what he himself calls 'illiberalism.' Should he lose, as all signs indicate he will, this would be blow to far more familiar figures such as JD Vance and Donald Trump, who are Orbán’s pupils."

~ Timothy Snyder

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-hung…

"Sunday’s vote may well be one of the most important elections in the history of postcommunist Europe. It will test the longevity of a regime that has deviated from principles of democracy and the rule of law that were vindicated by the peaceful revolutions of 1989 and later secured by the European Union, which incorporated Hungary as part of its eastward expansion in 2004."

~ Isaac Stanley-Becker

#Hungary #Orbán #Trump #Vance #authoritarianism
/1

theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Great headline which says it all.

#Orban #Hungary #HungaryElection #FarRight

JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election | Hungary | The Guardian
theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

TRUMP HELPS PUTIN - AGAIN!

"And yet, the Trump / Putin regime is trying everything possible to influence the elections in Hungary"
- Aure

US Vice President JD Vance in Hungary claims Ukrainian intelligence is trying to influence US and Hungarian elections, calling on voters to support Viktor Orban in the upcoming vote.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #hungary

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JD Vance arrives in Hungary to back Orbán's re-election bid.

US Vice-President JD Vance has travelled to Budapest to back veteran Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a key European ally of the Trump administration, ahead of tough parliamentary elections on Sunday.

The US vice-president's visit is the latest show of White House support for the Hungarian leader.

mediafaro.org/article/20260407…

#Hungary #Politics #Orban #JDVance

Serbia says NO evidence links Ukraine to pipeline sabotage as claims of ‘Ukrainian explosives’ dismissed.

Kyiv rejects the accusations, with intelligence officials calling the reports Russian linked disinformation.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #hungary #serbia

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives were found.

Serbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond, sparking claims by Hungary’s leading opposition candidate of a possible “false flag” operation aimed at influencing next Sunday’s election as Viktor Orbán trails in the polls.

mediafaro.org/article/20260405…

#Hungary #Serbia #Orban #Russia #Europe #Politics

Explosives found near a gas pipeline to Hungary, Serbian president Vučić says.

Aleksandar Vučić has said that explosives were found by police near a pipeline that carries gas from Russia to Serbia and Hungary, but did not elaborate on potential suspects or their motives.

mediafaro.org/article/20260405…

#Hungary #Serbia #Gas #Russia #AleksandarVučić #ViktorOrbán

Budapešť

#budapest #hungary
📸: momentsofgregory

#travel #photography

📍 Jászberény, Hungary
📷 Nikon Z6II
◉ Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VRII

#nikonz6ii #nikkor70200mm #wildlife #hungary #travel

Budapest, Hungary ❤️

#budapest #hungary
📸: krenn_imre

#travel #photography

📍 Jászberény, Hungary
📷 Nikon Z6II
◉ Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G

#nikondz6ii #nikkor85mm #nature #hungary #travel

Transcarpathia (Київ - Будапешт)

I really enjoy taking exciting photos of puddles at night after a rain shower. What’s so #shiny (#PhotoSuggestion) here is the night train from Budapest-Keleti (where this photo was taken) to Kyiv. When I meet my Ukrainian colleagues, Hungary is usually the easiest place to get to. They travel on this train for just 14 (Lviv) or 20 (Kyiv) hours to Budapest. Just before her return journey, my colleague told me that, despite the long journey, it’s very comfy.

#FotoVorschlag 'glänzend' #photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #fotografie #fotografia #night #nightphotography #reflection #waterreflection #train #trainspotting #budapest #hungary #travel #travelphotography

Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into a Trojan horse inside the European Union. And the problem is - our current rules allow this to keep happening 🤯

Orbán’s foreign minister was calling Moscow during breaks in EU meetings to give his Russian counterpart “live updates” on what we were discussing.

Think about that for a second.

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#Orban #Hungary #Uktraine #Russia #Putin #EUpol #Volt