Many hope that the stumbling blocks Orban erected will be removed, though there is also concern that Magyar, once a staunch loyalist of the defeated prime minister who split over anti-corruption concerns, won’t play ball all the time.
The main thing Magyar will try to focus on in Brussels is, after all, not foreign policy. It’s to unblock some 18 billion euros ($21 billion) that the EU has frozen in recent years due to what is perceived as democratic backsliding in the country during the Orban years.
I mean, I wouldn’t expect him to play ball all the time; his job is to represent the best interests of the Hungarian people. But that should be fine, since that actually does align well with Europe and Ukraine on many major points. It was Orban being personally selfish that was causing so much trouble.
Fyi, this article is a bit more in depth & critical. Ofc, it’s great that Magyar won, yet we all, and expecially the Hungarians, will need to wait and see how the new leadership turns out.
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Hungary is still importing Russian gas, right? I’m guessing there’s a limit to how much they can align with EU politically. At least until the middle east calms down. He’s had to walk a fine line to appeal to rural voters, focusing on affordability.
