Peter Magyar has defeated Victor Orban in parliamentary elections, which is arguably the first major defeat for right-wing populism in years, if not decades.
This is good news, since a descent into Fascism does not end well, particularly in Europe.
It's also interesting linguistically, as my son observed.
Magyar is the preferred term for ethnic Hungarians, so Peter Magyar is the equivalent of, "Peter Hungarian," so, yeah, a bit like Captain America being elected President.
On a rather more prosaic level, in terms of bread and butter issues for the average Hungarian, I would not expect much change. Magyar is firmly right of center, and so things like years of under-investment in the social safety net and healthcare are likely to continue.
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