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malaise

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9. Here's Hillary
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 03:48 PM
Apr 13
https://www.ms.now/news/hillary-clinton-hungary-election-viktor-orban-trump-putin-authoritarianism-midterms

“This is a significant development,” Clinton said of the results during a phone interview on Monday with “Morning Joe.” “It is a win for the Hungarian people. It’s a win for Europe. It’s a win for democracy.”

Orbán, a Trump ally who served as prime minister for 16 years, conceded to Peter Magyar, whose center-right Tisza Party will now control a supermajority of seats in the country’s parliament.

His loss came days after Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary to campaign for the populist leader, who was also endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Clinton called the coalition of these leaders behind Orbán an “unholy alliance among autocrats and wannabe autocrats,” and said the loss was a “significant defeat for Putin, for Trump and for the forces of authoritarianism around the world.”

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