Viktor Orban, a leading figure in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and Europe's right-wing populists, failed to address the growing discontent of his people in yesterday's elections in Hungary.
In other words, the momentum of the global nationalist revival that Donald Trump so powerfully encouraged has been broken, concludes New York Times correspondent Andrew Higgins.
The election was widely seen as a showdown between friends and foes of liberal democracy. The latter have applauded the prime minister for siding with them for years. The consequences go far beyond Hungary and could change the course of the entire war in Ukraine and have implications for European security.
Orban has worked to export illiberal democracy, positioning himself to the world as an invincible guru.
The result will likely disappoint US President Donald Trump, but will please liberals and the EU even more. Orban is a politician who has been an invaluable ally of Russian President Putin.
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