#BREAKING | 🇭🇺 — Hungarian opposition Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, has secured a parliamentary majority and is on track for a two-thirds constitutional supermajority.

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#BREAKING | 🇭🇺 — Hungarian opposition Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, has secured a parliamentary majority and is on track for a two-thirds constitutional supermajority.

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#BREAKING | 🇭🇺 — Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has congratulated him on his victory in the parliamentary elections.

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#BREAKING | 🇪🇺 🇭🇺 — EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says "Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight."

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🇭🇺⚡️— Péter Magyar:

Together we have replaced the Orbán regime, together we have liberated Hungary, we have taken back our homeland.

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—🇷🇴/🇭🇺 Romanian President Nicușor Dan:

Congratulations Péter Magyar and Tisza Party on your landmark victory! The Hungarian people have spoken with a clear and powerful voice.

Romania and Hungary are neighbours, partners and fellow EU and NATO members. I look forward to building a new chapter in Romanian-Hungarian relations, based on mutual respect, open dialogue and our shared commitment to European and Euro-Atlantic values.

There are great opportunities to work together on regional security, economic cooperation and the welfare of our peoples.

Felicitări! Gratulálok! 🇪🇺

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—🇭🇺/🇷🇺/🇪🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: Hungarian leader Péter Magyar said Hungary will continue purchasing oil from Russia and sees no reason to reconsider the country’s decision not to take part in the European Union’s planned €90 billion loan package for Ukraine.

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—🇭🇺/🇪🇺/🇺🇦/🇷🇺 NEW: Hungarian leader Péter Magyar said he opposes fast-track EU accession for Ukraine and insists that Ukraine’s EU membership should be decided by a national referendum in Hungary.

➡️ He added that he expects EU sanctions on Russia to be lifted after the end of the war in Ukraine.

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—🇭🇺/🇷🇺 NEW: Hungary’s incoming leader Péter Magyar said his new government will seek “pragmatic cooperation” with Russia, warning that a halt to Druzhba pipeline deliveries would threaten Hungary’s energy security and must be urgently addressed.

➡️ He added that he wants to discuss future energy agreements directly with President Vladimir Putin in order to secure stable oil and gas supplies.

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—🇬🇷/🇺🇸/🇲🇰 NEW: Greeks reacted sharply after Melania Trump referred to “Macedonia” in a speech during a meeting with Macedonian First Lady Rozi Mickoska, omitting the country’s official name “North Macedonia.”

➡️ The Greek Embassy in Washington has reportedly taken formal diplomatic action following the incident.

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—🇹🇷 Turkey emerges as second global power in foreign bases

➡️ Turkey has become the country with the second highest number of overseas military bases in the world after the United States, with 133 foreign bases compared to 887 for Washington, surpassing traditional powers like the United Kingdom (117), Russia (29) and India (20).

➡️ In Africa, Ankara has built a dense network of strategic installations in Somalia, Libya and Chad, consolidating itself as a key security actor that challenges the influence of France, Russia and Gulf states while expanding its military, economic and political footprint.

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—❗️🇸🇮/🇺🇸 URGENT: Slovenia’s newly appointed parliament speaker Zoran Stevanović says he will move ahead with a referendum on the country’s withdrawal from NATO.

➡️ Stevanović, leader of the Resni.ca party, stressed he advocates what he describes as a more “independent” and “sovereign” foreign policy for Slovenia

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Note: Stevanović’s party only holds 5 seats in the National Assembly. He because the speaker because he has a tie breaker position and 2 larger right wing parties which are uncompromisingly pro-Ukraine put him there so the left wouldn’t take the position. Ukraine aid and NATO membership have overwhelming support both in the National Assembly and in the general public, with Slovenia being one of the most pro Ukrainian countries in Europe.

You can read more about Stevanović here, and how his Serbian ethnic background affected his election prospects.

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—🇭🇺/🇷🇸/🇸🇰/🇷🇺 WATCH: Hungary’s PM-elect Péter Magyar has accused a “godfather” figure, explicitly naming Russia, of standing behind the emerging alliance between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Hungary’s outgoing leader Viktor Orban, and Slovakia’s Robert Fico.

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