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Apr 15, 2026
Experts react: Hungary just voted out Viktor Orbán. Here’s what to expect in Europe and beyond.
By Atlantic Council experts April 13, 2026 9:45 a.m. ET
Daniel Fried: A tale of how to overcome authoritarian nationalism
Jörn Fleck: Hungary will remain conservative but will be more constructive in the EU
Emerson T. Brooking: Europe has dodged a bullet
Andras Simonyi: How Magyar did it
Oleh Shamshur: Hungary-Ukraine relations have a new start, but don’t expect a full embrace
Will Mortenson: Orbán leaves Hungary weaker in political freedom and the rule of law
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Daniel Fried short answer to the question of the defeatr of Orbán’ ignores the fact that of all the political actors who made the defeat of Orbán’ possible! To begin think of ‘The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ !
April 15, 2026 | Washington Examiner
Americans shouldn’t cry for Orban
Never ignore the voters. After 16 years in power, Hungary’s corpulent Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost touch with the conservative base that supported him from the start, believing he could gerrymander his way to permanent victory. A smarter conservative, incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar, did the opposite. He used retail politics to listen to Orban’s voters and responded to their constant refrain: “Russia go home!”
Magyar’s victory is a win for Hungary, the United States, and smart campaigning. His victory created a political earthquake in Hungary. Conservatives in America should cheer this result in one of our most important Central European allies. Magyar’s new supermajority means he can amend the Hungarian constitution and roll back Orban’s worst political excesses while keeping the conservative movement alive in Hungary.
Orban’s political defeat is historic. Back in 1989, he jumped into politics as an agile, free-market friend of America. He learned how to talk like an American conservative.
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https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/04/15/americans-shouldnt-cry-for-orban/
Editor: The George Soros Foundation toxic meddling in the affairs of how many countries is a fact! His apologists look to him as a modern day righter of wrongs!
The Open Society Foundations in Ukraine
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has thrust the Open Society Foundations’ Kyiv-based International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) onto the frontlines of the country’s struggle for survival. As the largest independent funder of Ukraine’s vibrant array of civil society and citizen’s groups for more than three decades, IRF was immediately engaged in the vast emergency response to the Russian assault. Its evolving work has included: supporting the evacuation and relocation of civilians; funding efforts to deliver emergency medical supplies and to protect emergency personnel; backing efforts to protect independent journalists and media; and supporting investigations of war crimes committed during the conflict.
In addition to expanding its direct funding of IRF, Open Society also launched the $50 million Ukraine Democracy Fund, making a $25 million pledge in March 2022, that was then matched by other funders. Internationally, the fund has worked to expand international support for Ukraine. Within the country, it has supported a range of civil society groups, around priorities that include promoting accountable government decision making, and advocating for people most directly affected by the Russian full-scale invasion.
Open Society has contributed over $230 million in grants to Ukraine, benefiting millions of people—including more project funding over the past decade than to any other country in Europe.
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/the-open-society-foundations-in-ukraine
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