Political editor David Maddox tracks the origins of Orban’s crushing defeat on Sunday to the unforeseen consequences of a papal visit almost exactly three years ago
I know that this sounds crazy, considering how world leaders usually behave nowadays, but it is possible that he was just kind of tired of being in charge and thinks that Magyar (who does share the vast majority of Orban’s values) is a decent enough replacement who won’t start any corruption court cases against him.
My money is on a nominal sentence of very flexible house arrest. Or Orban bounces and retires happily to some other country where they don’t care to chase him.
I know that this sounds crazy, considering how world leaders usually behave nowadays, but it is possible that he was just kind of tired of being in charge and thinks that Magyar (who does share the vast majority of Orban’s values) is a decent enough replacement who won’t start any corruption court cases against him.
Magyar confirmed in his victory speech that he will in fact start those cases.
Or rather the independent juicidary and the new “National Wealth Reclamation Agency” will.
My money is on a nominal sentence of very flexible house arrest. Or Orban bounces and retires happily to some other country where they don’t care to chase him.
If he does that, he will lose the support of his whole party. We’ve done that once before, that’s how we ended up in this mess.