Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

apnews.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

11–20 of 109 posts

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#12

Post by quantummagic »

mstade wrote: post #8
chollida1 wrote: post #4

Sad commentary on the modern world where my first thought was, well good for Orban to concede defeat. Not all current world heads of state have that much maturity. This bodes well for the midterm state of the European union.

As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.

[flagged]

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#13

Post by ceejayoz »

quantummagic wrote: post #12
mstade wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.

[flagged]

We're just gonna pretend Jan 6 never happened, eh?

He claimed the 2020 election was stolen again yesterday.

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#15

Post by jacquesm »

quantummagic wrote: post #12
mstade wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.

[flagged]

Except of course for the little bit where he instructed his VP to not certify the elections.

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#16

Post by crop_rotation »

mstade wrote: post #8
chollida1 wrote: post #4

Sad commentary on the modern world where my first thought was, well good for Orban to concede defeat. Not all current world heads of state have that much maturity. This bodes well for the midterm state of the European union.

As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.

Pulling a Trump requires a polarized electorate where you are mostly going to have both parties in 48-52% range, with only real fights in few battleground states, and no absurd change in total vote %. Even Trump won't pull a Trump if other party was nearing 2/3rd majority. I am not even sure of what would happen to American politics if a party reaches 2/3rd majority in both houses, a list of long pending reforms might finally become possible.

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#17

Post by HDThoreaun »

quantummagic wrote: post #12
mstade wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.

[flagged]

Trump still to this day has not admitted he lost against biden

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#18

Post by flopsamjetsam »

jacquesm wrote: post #7
lysace wrote: post #3

Welcome back to Europe, Hungary.

Time will tell. Keep in mind that his successor was part of Orban's party in the past.

I don't know much about him, only that he was in the same party. I have heard that he is pro-EU and anti-Russia though, is that true?

Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

#20

Post by stefan_ »

crop_rotation wrote: post #16
mstade wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.

Pulling a Trump requires a polarized electorate where you are mostly going to have both parties in 48-52% range, with only real fights in few battleground states, and no absurd change in total vote %. Even Trump won't pull a Trump if other party was nearing 2/3rd majority. I am not even sure of what would happen to American politics if a party reaches 2/3rd majority in both houses, a list of long pending reforms migh…

Also an election system designed for horseback.
Post reply on HN