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‘The time is here’: the ex-government insider shaking up Hungarian politics (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by HowRu68@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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Until a few weeks ago, Péter Magyar was virtually unknown. Now, he is dominating conversations and headlines – and making the government of Hungary’s longtime prime minister, Viktor Orbán, deeply uncomfortable.

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[–] downpunxx@fedia.io 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

keep this man away from both windows and tea

[–] Humana@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

And underwear, airplanes, driveways...

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Some more background from this article : "Magyar has pitched himself as a centrist, focusing on domestic issues – combating corruption, improving healthcare, modernising the education system and aiming to unite Hungary’s highly polarised society. Magyar, by contrast, has said he is in favour of a foreign policy that protects Hungary’s sovereignty while maintaining a constructive relationship with the EU and Nato."

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 7 months ago (4 children)

what does that "constructive relationship" mean

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 26 points 7 months ago

I hope it means "not vetoing everything important". fingers crossed.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Frankly, nearly anything would be better than the shit Orban has been pulling for fucking years

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

"Not actively antagonizing"

[–] blackfire@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It means he won't piss off the hard right

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Feels funny that the guy who's gonna try and save the country literally carries its people's endonym as his family name XD

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah I saw that, but it was too bizar for me to accept it somehow.

[–] IchLiebeKetchup@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

at this point I'm supportive of everyone who emerges left of Fidesz and is democratic