National conservatism was dealt a blow this week when Hungarians ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday. The country turned out in record numbers to elect Péter Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist and the leader of the center-right Tisza party, who declared that "together, we liberated Hungary." With record turnout, preliminary election results put Magyar's Tisza party on course for 138 seats in the 199-seat parliament, with Orbán's nationalist Fidesz party on course for 55, and the far-right Our Homeland on course for six.
While Orbán's defeat has undoubtedly been met with dismay by his MAGA allies, much of Hungary has celebrated the news. "We are so happy that Orbán is finally gone!" said one Hungarian celebrating on Sunday night, as the crowd in the capital chanted "Russians go home!"
