Why didn't Orban keep power by repression? He must have thought about it. But with an economy embedded in the European Union and armed forces anchored in NATO, there were sharp practical limits to how tyrannical he could be without national catastrophe. Institutions mattered.
Jeg gratulerer Peter Magyar og Tisza med seieren i det ungarske parlamentsvalget, et resultat av stor betydning for hele Europa. Jeg ser frem til et nært og konstruktivt samarbeid for å fremme fred og stabilitet, demokrati og rettsstat på vårt kontinent.
💥Heroes’ Square in Budapest is hosting the “anti-regime grand concert,” with tens of thousands bracing for the end of Viktor Orbán’s rule on Sunday. Chants of “Russians go home” are heard, while performers mock Orbán and Péter Szijjártó as servants of Vladimir Putin. 📸@444hu
Orbán and his team have started spreading Russian-style disinformation. They are sending out messages falsely claiming that our candidates are withdrawing. TISZA is not withdrawing anywhere; we are running with a real chance of winning in every constituency.
Egy hét múlva ilyenkor választ az ország. Mi készen állunk. Te is?
Amit tehetsz az előttünk álló 7 napban a rendszerváltásért:
- beszélsz minél több emberrel a sorsdöntő választásról;
- segítesz szórólapozni, Tiszta Hangot kihordani, pultozni, kopogtatni, mozgósítani;
- eljössz az országjárás utolsó 5 napjára és elhívod az ismerőseidet, barátaidat;
- továbbküldöd a Tavaszi szél című filmet a bizonytalan és Fidesz-szavazóknak, vagy megnézitek családi/baráti körben;
- megosztod a tartalmainkat és fokozod az aktivitásodat az online térben (gyártsatok minél több videót Facebookon, a TikTok-on, Instan és Youtube-on!);
- a szavazás napján felhívod minden ismerősödet, hogy voltak-e már szavazni;
- hazajössz külföldről szavazni;
A következő 7 napon és jövő vasárnap mindenkire szükség lesz a rendszerváltáshoz! A hazánk számít rád. 🫶🫶🫶
Gondolj a hazádra, szavazz a TISZA-ra!
❤️🤍💚
Terrifying revelation. An expert journalist confirms Russian GRU military intelligence officers are operating freely in Budapest running massive disinformation campaigns. Shockingly the US Vice President is there right now singing from the exact same Russian hymn sheet!
Lots of engagement, and great suggestions
Before we start the next week, we better decide who should lead "The North". Candidates:
Sweden – The King
Norway – Magnus Carlsen
Denmark – Mads Mikkelsen
Finland – Linus Torvalds
Governance model unclear. High talent density
Former CIA Director Petraeus: I said from the start Russia would not take Kyiv. Others predicted it would fall in 3–5 days. Kyiv is a vast city with brave defenders.
It would be extremely hard to break in — and Ukraine’s actions denied Russia the airfield north of the capital.1/
After the devastating layoffs at The Washington Post, I’m looking for a new home for my 12 years of experience reporting on Germany and European politics for print and broadcast media.
Open to potential roles/collabs in English oder auf Deutsch. Bis bald! ☕️🗞️
Have been too shattered to write this but for the sake of clarity — I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. My last story went on the front page and featured rare testimonies from wounded soldiers criticizing the war.