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SleeplessinSoCal

(10,433 posts)
71. Who is our Peter Magyar?
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:08 PM
Apr 12

"Voters who grew weary of economic stagnation, international isolation and oligarchs amassing wealth...

"Together we liberated Hungary, we have reclaimed our country," Magyar told tens of thousands of supporters who danced and cheered.

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This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Apr 12 #1
YES! 1 down and 3 to go!!! mikewv Apr 12 #2
"I Have A Little List" . . . niyad Apr 12 #6
And they'll none .. of .. them .. be missed! ananda Apr 12 #16
Some days, I just go to youtube for all the wonderful iterations. niyad Apr 12 #19
OMG!!! What a way to put it!!! calimary Apr 12 #72
I just love that line! niyad Apr 12 #73
howdi AllaN01Bear Apr 12 #70
Who are the other 3? Polybius Apr 12 #65
Trump, Putin and Netanyahu mikewv Apr 12 #69
OMG, he was smart enough to concede? greatauntoftriplets Apr 12 #3
He thinks he is going to rule from the opposition bench. niyad Apr 12 #7
Imagine that! Our POTUS is less logical than a Hungarian dictator! Gaytano70 Apr 12 #37
Trump still hasn't conceded an "Old Maid" game he lost to his mom at age 4. /s usonian Apr 12 #43
Exactly JBTaurus83 Apr 12 #56
YAY! YAY! YAY! yellow dahlia Apr 12 #4
You were prescient about the mandate! AloeVera Apr 12 #38
Right. At first I was - yay, he conceded. yellow dahlia Apr 12 #46
I'm atill worried he'll pull something. AloeVera Apr 12 #50
It is so heartwarming to see the Hungarian people dancing in the streets. yellow dahlia Apr 12 #53
The first domino let's hope Ponietz Apr 12 #5
Or avalanche? niyad Apr 12 #8
An avalanche would be great! liberalla Apr 12 #27
May it be so! niyad Apr 12 #28
This gives me hope! JustKay Apr 12 #9
Yippee! Throw the bums out! surfered Apr 12 #10
ALL of them! niyad Apr 12 #11
WATCH: Here's Viktor Orbn conceding defeat! LetMyPeopleVote Apr 12 #12
Wow, he really is a little man, isn't he? mwmisses4289 Apr 13 #77
Isn't he going to burn the Capitol down? doc03 Apr 12 #13
YESSSSS! ✊🏻 👍 🤘🏼 Hey Joe Apr 12 #14
His endorsement is the kiss of death just like his boss! llmart Apr 12 #66
I'm SO happy EuterpeThelo Apr 12 #15
Trump will appoint him President of Venezuela James48 Apr 12 #17
Yay Hungary! StarryNite Apr 12 #18
Sometimes my hopescrolling Mme. Defarge Apr 12 #20
Still a conservative party IbogaProject Apr 12 #21
*lose Skittles Apr 12 #52
. dalton99a Apr 12 #22
New prime minister needs to . . . AverageOldGuy Apr 12 #23
How could he loose after JDs support? nt doc03 Apr 12 #24
Hahahaha... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 12 #26
Seems like Trump is setting up JD as the fallguy. Can Trump fire the VP? Nevermind doc03 Apr 12 #29
Good riddance to bad trash... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 12 #25
Democrats need to invite JD Vance to campaign in as many races as possible WSHazel Apr 12 #30
Somewhere a fat fuck can SUCK IT Blue Owl Apr 12 #31
Yep with Catsup.. fucked up vance, too. Cha Apr 12 #34
Bwaaahahaha! Blue Owl Apr 12 #35
LOL... Cha Apr 12 #40
BAAAHAHAHAAAAaaaaa! Industrial Strength ketchup bottle! electric_blue68 Apr 13 #79
Right? lol Cha Apr 13 #80
I breathe a little easier now EYESORE 9001 Apr 12 #32
This is Amazing news! I was hoping Cha Apr 12 #33
Like most of Europe CNYHarris Apr 12 #36
I went to look that up ClaudetteCC Apr 12 #45
Serve from opposition? BeneteauBum Apr 12 #39
Trump's support even kills a 16 year Dictator chances of winning Bengus81 Apr 12 #41
Excellent news! A harbinger of better times for the US, too, I hope. Martin68 Apr 12 #42
Awesome news!!! n/t iluvtennis Apr 12 #44
this is huge - so glad this near dictator, putin loving puppet lost samsingh Apr 12 #47
Orban has it all set up. Magyar needs 2/3 to reverse the constitutional bastardization by Orban LiberalLovinLug Apr 12 #48
At the moment, according to serious news outlets, anamnua Apr 12 #57
I hope you're right. Or Orbans party could gum up the works for years LiberalLovinLug Apr 12 #62
AWESOME news!! bluestarone Apr 12 #49
"We are going to serve ... our homeland from opposition." Dude, you know the opposition outnumbers you now, right? ancianita Apr 12 #51
Let's hope trump gives other like-minded people help Turbineguy Apr 12 #54
Yessss best news I've heard all day! kimbutgar Apr 12 #55
Talpra Magyar! (nt) GJGCA Apr 12 #58
I sure hope Vance helps GOP Senators. Buddyzbuddy Apr 12 #59
Thank God! karin_sj Apr 12 #60
Hungarian Democracy is functioning better than the American version. bucolic_frolic Apr 12 #61
Europe is becoming a new hope for the world. Torchlight Apr 12 #63
Can we get one of those earthquakes please 🙏🏽??? live love laugh Apr 12 #64
JD is 0 for 2 what an excursion! Maybe some relax time on the couch? blue blues Apr 12 #67
How soon until Diaper Don starts calling for investigations? durablend Apr 12 #68
Who is our Peter Magyar? SleeplessinSoCal Apr 12 #71
Am I to Conclude That Hungary Has a Less Corrupt Election System Than Ours? The Roux Comes First Apr 12 #74
Chants of "Ruszkik haza!" ("Russians go home!") in the Budapest metro tonight ❤️‍🔥 SunSeeker Apr 13 #75
Orban probably got bored and tired of the Dictator job after 16 years. Aussie105 Apr 13 #76
I took a 1 1/2 Day News Blackout. THIS is my First News Item! WOW! electric_blue68 Apr 13 #78
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