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A Hungarian MP has gone viral for his wild celebratory dance moves as autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orban was defeated in a landslide.
Zsolt Hegedüs danced with delight at the victory party held by Petér Magyar, the leader of the victorious centre-right Tisza party, as thousands took to the streets in Budapest to celebrate.
The result is a major boost for western Europe, with Magyar much more pro-EU, Nato and Ukraine than Putin and Trump-allied strongman Orban.
Budapest resident and street musician Henrik Beremendi Schultz, 82, said on Monday he was happy with the result.
“I’m glad it turned out this way, that we are moving not towards the East but towards the West and closer to Europe,” he said.
Hungarian election winner Magyar promised on Monday to restore democratic standards and unblock European Union funds, following a landslide victory over a MAGA- and Moscow-aligned incumbent that will likely anchor Budapest in the EU mainstream.
The two-thirds super majority that Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party secured in Sunday’s election means it will have a free hand to strengthen the rule of law and potentially unlock billions in European Union funding, but analysts say it will have to really deliver on reforms to reap the benefits.
The result came as a relief to Ukraine. Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in power for 16 years, had maintained warm relations with Russiaand blocked a 90-billion-euro ($105 billion) loan for Kyiv.
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