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Viktor Orbán reacts to AfD triumph: “This is only the beginning”

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • AfD won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt but did not secure a majority, leaving it seeking support from individual lawmakers to form a state government.
  • Viktor Orbán welcomed the result as “only the beginning,” while Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar warned that Hungarians would make their own political decisions.
  • If AfD secures enough support, it could form its first state-level government in Germany.

“A great night for Germany and Europe! Strap yourselves in! This is only the beginning!” Viktor Orbán wrote on X after preliminary results showed the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, winning in Saxony-Anhalt.

A great night for Germany and Europe! Strap yourselves in! This is only the beginning!

· Viktor OrbánOrbán reacted on X to AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt.

Orbán’s Fidesz party is a political ally of AfD, although the two parties belong to different groups in the European Parliament. Before Hungary’s elections, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel visited Budapest to show her support for Orbán. At a joint news conference in February, Orbán said he considered the German party’s policy proposals “good for Hungary.”

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, Orbán’s political opponent, offered a different reaction on Monday. “I see that many people are pleased with the election results in Germany. In 2024, these same people treated President Trump’s victory as a miracle weapon. But then reality arrived. In Hungary, Hungarians make the decisions,” he wrote on Facebook.

good for Hungary

· Viktor OrbánOrbán’s description of AfD’s policy proposals at a joint news conference with Alice Weidel.

AfD won 43.8% in Sunday’s election, but fell short of a majority. Germany’s domestic intelligence service has classified the party’s structures in the state as far-right. The party is expected to try to win over individual lawmakers from other groups. If successful, AfD would form a state government in Germany for the first time in its history.

I see that many people are pleased with the election results in Germany. In 2024, these same people treated President Trump’s victory as a miracle weapon. But then reality arrived. In Hungary, Hungarians make the decisions.

· Peter MagyarMagyar responded on Facebook to Orbán’s reaction and the German election result.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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