Viktor Orbán Era Ends: What It Means for Ukraine

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Peter Magyar’s Tisza party not only won the election but also won with a constitutional majority. Now, Peter Magyar has a free hand to pursue reforms and can implement his policies regardless of Orban and his opposition.

Viktor Orban, despite his caricature due to his Putin-bashing, is actually a compelling politician with enormous influence in Hungary.

He lost this election not so much to Magyar or Zelenskyy, whom Orban generously involved in the Hungarian elections, but to himself.

Hungary is one of the POOREST countries in the EU. It was Orban and his long-term rule that brought it to this state. That is why people voted against Orban; that is why Hungarians wanted change so much.

A window of opportunity has opened for Ukraine in Hungary. Now we have a chance to reset relations with Hungary. It will not be simple. Orban involved Ukraine too much in his elections, and Ukrainian officials behaved too carelessly when they did not hold back and responded to Orban’s provocations.

Most likely, Magyar will be restrained on the Ukrainian issue, because he does not need the image of a great friend of Ukraine among Hungarian voters.

Peter Magyar is the prime minister of Hungary, and he will defend Hungary’s interests. He will also demand Russian oil, Hungarian Transcarpathia, and other concessions.

But Magyar seems more rational and can be dealt with.

Relations with the new Hungary should be built very pragmatically and carefully to avoid causing harm. Hungary is an important transit country for us because we remember how unstable Poland can be.

Zelensky congratulated Magyar on his victory, and this is the right step. Now we need to take other steps to bring us closer. This action is in our national interests.

I congratulate the Hungarian people on the long-awaited changes and wish Hungary prosperity and stability. I also hope that relations between Ukraine and Hungary will be friendly and mutually beneficial.

As a reminder, as of the morning of April 13, the voting results in Hungary have been almost completely processed. According to the calculations, the opposition party “Tisa,” led by Peter Magyar, is leading by a wide margin, with 98.94% of the votes.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has lifted its recommendations for citizens to refrain from traveling to Hungary. The department now expects the election results to lead to the normalization of relations between our countries, and Ukraine is ready to work towards this goal.

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