Hungary Topples Orban: Major Setback for Trump-Backed Strongman and Putin's EU Foothold
Viktor Orban, Hungary's iron-fisted ruler for 16 years and darling of Trump and Putin, has been swept out in a stunning landslide. Peter Magyar's Tisza Party seized a supermajority, rejecting Orban's right-wing drift. Trump's VP JD Vance campaigned for him days before—backfiring spectacularly. Putin loses his key EU saboteur on Ukraine aid. Far-right leaders like Meloni and Le Pen tremble as Europe's strongman blueprint crumbles. Could this unlock EU unity against Russia and drown Trump's far-right wave? From Budapest to the White House, the shockwaves are just beginning.