Every so often, an electoral result marks a turning point. The defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán after 16 years is one. The constitutional majority projected for the party of Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar is a striking blow for both Russia’s Vladimir Putin and America’s Donald Trump, and for the loose alliance of Christian populist nationalists for whom Orbán has been a standard bearer. It is positive for democracy and rule of law in Hungary, for EU decision-making, and for the future of Ukraine.
每隔一段时间,总会有一场选举结果成为转折点。匈牙利的欧尔班•维克托(Viktor Orbán)在执政16年后败选,就是其中之一。预计欧尔班挑战者毛焦尔•彼得(Péter Magyar)所属政党将取得修宪多数,这对俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)、美国总统唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump),以及将欧尔班视为旗手的基督教民粹民族主义者松散联盟来说,都是一次沉重的打击。这一结果有利于匈牙利的民主与法治,有利于欧盟决策,也有利于乌克兰的未来。