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LetMyPeopleVote

(180,392 posts)
1. This makes me smile
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:35 PM
22 hrs ago

BREAKING: Hungary just saw a stunning political shakeup. Opposition leader Péter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally called to congratulate him on his victory, marking the imminent end to Orbán’s long grip on power.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-12T19:21:14.044Z

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This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #1
YES! 1 down and 3 to go!!! mikewv 22 hrs ago #2
"I Have A Little List" . . . niyad 22 hrs ago #6
And they'll none .. of .. them .. be missed! ananda 21 hrs ago #16
Some days, I just go to youtube for all the wonderful iterations. niyad 21 hrs ago #19
OMG!!! What a way to put it!!! calimary 15 hrs ago #72
I just love that line! niyad 14 hrs ago #73
howdi AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #70
Who are the other 3? Polybius 17 hrs ago #65
Trump, Putin and Netanyahu mikewv 16 hrs ago #69
OMG, he was smart enough to concede? greatauntoftriplets 22 hrs ago #3
He thinks he is going to rule from the opposition bench. niyad 21 hrs ago #7
Imagine that! Our POTUS is less logical than a Hungarian dictator! Gaytano70 21 hrs ago #37
Trump still hasn't conceded an "Old Maid" game he lost to his mom at age 4. /s usonian 20 hrs ago #43
Exactly JBTaurus83 19 hrs ago #56
YAY! YAY! YAY! yellow dahlia 22 hrs ago #4
You were prescient about the mandate! AloeVera 21 hrs ago #38
Right. At first I was - yay, he conceded. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #46
I'm atill worried he'll pull something. AloeVera 19 hrs ago #50
It is so heartwarming to see the Hungarian people dancing in the streets. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #53
The first domino let's hope Ponietz 22 hrs ago #5
Or avalanche? niyad 21 hrs ago #8
An avalanche would be great! liberalla 21 hrs ago #27
May it be so! niyad 21 hrs ago #28
This gives me hope! JustKay 21 hrs ago #9
Yippee! Throw the bums out! surfered 21 hrs ago #10
ALL of them! niyad 21 hrs ago #11
WATCH: Here's Viktor Orbn conceding defeat! LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #12
Wow, he really is a little man, isn't he? mwmisses4289 1 hr ago #77
Isn't he going to burn the Capitol down? doc03 21 hrs ago #13
YESSSSS! ✊🏻 👍 🤘🏼 Hey Joe 21 hrs ago #14
His endorsement is the kiss of death just like his boss! llmart 17 hrs ago #66
I'm SO happy EuterpeThelo 21 hrs ago #15
Trump will appoint him President of Venezuela James48 21 hrs ago #17
Yay Hungary! StarryNite 21 hrs ago #18
Sometimes my hopescrolling Mme. Defarge 21 hrs ago #20
Still a conservative party IbogaProject 21 hrs ago #21
*lose Skittles 19 hrs ago #52
. dalton99a 21 hrs ago #22
New prime minister needs to . . . AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #23
How could he loose after JDs support? nt doc03 21 hrs ago #24
Hahahaha... IthinkThereforeIAM 21 hrs ago #26
Seems like Trump is setting up JD as the fallguy. Can Trump fire the VP? Nevermind doc03 21 hrs ago #29
Good riddance to bad trash... IthinkThereforeIAM 21 hrs ago #25
Democrats need to invite JD Vance to campaign in as many races as possible WSHazel 21 hrs ago #30
Somewhere a fat fuck can SUCK IT Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #31
Yep with Catsup.. fucked up vance, too. Cha 21 hrs ago #34
Bwaaahahaha! Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #35
LOL... Cha 21 hrs ago #40
BAAAHAHAHAAAAaaaaa! Industrial Strength ketchup bottle! electric_blue68 53 min ago #79
I breathe a little easier now EYESORE 9001 21 hrs ago #32
This is Amazing news! I was hoping Cha 21 hrs ago #33
Like most of Europe CNYHarris 21 hrs ago #36
I went to look that up ClaudetteCC 20 hrs ago #45
Serve from opposition? BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #39
Trump's support even kills a 16 year Dictator chances of winning Bengus81 20 hrs ago #41
Excellent news! A harbinger of better times for the US, too, I hope. Martin68 20 hrs ago #42
Awesome news!!! n/t iluvtennis 20 hrs ago #44
this is huge - so glad this near dictator, putin loving puppet lost samsingh 20 hrs ago #47
Orban has it all set up. Magyar needs 2/3 to reverse the constitutional bastardization by Orban LiberalLovinLug 20 hrs ago #48
At the moment, according to serious news outlets, anamnua 19 hrs ago #57
I hope you're right. Or Orbans party could gum up the works for years LiberalLovinLug 19 hrs ago #62
AWESOME news!! bluestarone 20 hrs ago #49
"We are going to serve ... our homeland from opposition." Dude, you know the opposition outnumbers you now, right? ancianita 19 hrs ago #51
Let's hope trump gives other like-minded people help Turbineguy 19 hrs ago #54
Yessss best news I've heard all day! kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #55
Talpra Magyar! (nt) GJGCA 19 hrs ago #58
I sure hope Vance helps GOP Senators. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #59
Thank God! karin_sj 19 hrs ago #60
Hungarian Democracy is functioning better than the American version. bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #61
Europe is becoming a new hope for the world. Torchlight 18 hrs ago #63
Can we get one of those earthquakes please 🙏🏽??? live love laugh 18 hrs ago #64
JD is 0 for 2 what an excursion! Maybe some relax time on the couch? blue blues 17 hrs ago #67
How soon until Diaper Don starts calling for investigations? durablend 16 hrs ago #68
Who is our Peter Magyar? SleeplessinSoCal 16 hrs ago #71
Am I to Conclude That Hungary Has a Less Corrupt Election System Than Ours? The Roux Comes First 14 hrs ago #74
Chants of "Ruszkik haza!" ("Russians go home!") in the Budapest metro tonight ❤️‍🔥 SunSeeker 10 hrs ago #75
Orban probably got bored and tired of the Dictator job after 16 years. Aussie105 9 hrs ago #76
I took a 1 1/2 Day News Blackout. THIS is my First News Item! WOW! electric_blue68 58 min ago #78
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