Speaking to Euronews’ Europe Today, the European Union’s competition chief Teresa Ribera said the defeat of Viktor Orbán after 16 years in office reflected the limits of anti-EU rhetoric, as Hungarians opted for closer ties with Europe in large numbers.
“Hungarians decided that they wanted to be Europeans, that they wanted to fight for their rights,” she said, describing the result as a decisive and “very clear” call for change.
