Carney begrüßt Ungarns Abstimmung, die die Haltung gegenüber der Ukraine und der Demokratie verändert

We can all be glad to see Viktor Orbán and his far-right Fidesz pushed out, but let’s not kid ourselves about what this result actually means. Magyar didn’t come out of nowhere, he was a senior Fidesz insider until very recently, and everything we’ve seen suggests the break was more about internal power struggles than any real ideological shift.

Yes, the new government will be more pro-NATO and Europe and take a harder line on Russia, but that doesn’t automatically translate into a meaningful commitment to liberal democracy. There’s no strong evidence they’re suddenly going to be champions of civil liberties.

This feels a lot like Pierre Poilievre beating out Maxime Bernier. It’s the better outcome, but not exactly a moment for anyone who cares about freedom and personal rights to celebrate.

edit: for those wondering what I mean, I guess I could refer you to (ugh) Jason (blech) Kenney (barf) on today’s edition of The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point:

>Peter Magyar is a socially conservative immigration restrictionist who wants to cut taxes and double the defence budget. He criticized Orban for admitting too many guest workers, and wants to increase Hungary’s already generous pro-natal incentives.

>On virtually every issue, his platform is well to the right of centre, by European standards.

>His foreign policy is to end Orban’s alliance with Putin, remove the Hungarian veto on EU loans to Ukraine, normalize relations with the European Union while opposing more Euro integration, and strengthen relations with Eastern Europe’s anti-Russian governments, e.g. Poland.

>His election was not a sudden shift to the left, but a rejection of Orban’s corruption, the failure of his interventionist / statist economic policies, and the humiliation of his relationship with Putin.

[https://x.com/jkenney/status/2043457028463763456](https://x.com/jkenney/status/2043457028463763456)