維克托·歐爾班（Viktor Orbán）長達16年的執政結束了，這個被譴責為「選舉專制」的體制也土崩瓦解，而擊敗它的是一位45歲的前黨內人士，他成功說服了大多數匈牙利人，終結了這一體制。 「我們做到了！」彼得·馬扎爾（Péter Magyar）在多瑙河畔的廣場上，對著歡呼雀躍的支持者們說道，廣場對面是布達佩斯宏偉的國會大廈。 「我們一起推翻了匈牙利政權。」 初步計票結果顯示，在已統計的98%以上的選票中，他的蒂薩黨（Tisza party）有望贏得驚人的138個席位，歐爾班領導的青民盟（Fidesz）獲得55席，極右翼的「我們的祖國黨」（Our Homeland）獲得6席。 兩年來，馬扎爾帶領他日益壯大的運動走遍鄉村、城鎮廣場和城市，動員那些受夠了多年來根深蒂固的裙帶關係和腐敗的匈牙利民眾。 「在匈牙利民主史上，從未有過如此多的人參與投票 -- -- 也從未有任何一個政黨獲得過如此強大的民意支持，」他在周日晚間說道，當時創紀錄的79%的投票率已是事實。 歐爾班的統治建立在連續四次選舉勝利和壓倒性多數的基礎上，但這一切卻在短短幾分鐘內戛然而止。 在布達一側的多瑙河畔廣場上，支持馬扎爾的群眾正滿懷期待地等待著，蒂薩黨領導人在臉書上發布了一條不同尋常的消息：「維克托·歐爾班剛剛給我打了個電話，祝賀我們取得勝利。」 人們幾乎還來不及消化剛剛發生的一切 -- -- 彼時，僅有30%的選票統計結束。 但片刻之後，歐爾班本人出現在多瑙河對岸下游一英里處的一個會議中心的舞台上，周圍是神情沮喪的青民盟同僚。 「選舉結果清晰而痛苦，」他告訴他們，並感謝了大約250萬支持他的匈牙利人。「未來的日子，我們將用來療癒創傷。」 消息開始在馬扎爾的支持者中傳開，在附近一家已成為黨總部的飯店裡，蒂薩黨的活動人士互相擁抱。 馬扎爾承諾將扭轉歐爾班時代對教育和醫療的改革，打擊腐敗，恢復司法獨立，並廢除臭名昭著的「國家選舉制度」（NER），該制度助長了黨內忠誠者的斂財行為，並揮霍了國家資源。 要對憲法進行這些修改，他需要獲得三分之二的多數席位（133個席位），雖然最終結果尚未公佈，但最新結果表明，蒂薩黨預計將獲得138個席位。 馬扎爾的另一個攻擊目標是親歐爾班的官方媒體。M1電視台先前一直盲目地執行黨的路線，而那些曾經獨立的網站也逐漸被青民盟的盟友收購。 M1電視台似乎不知下一步該如何行動，於是重播了馬扎爾在投票結束後不久發表的演說。當時他滿懷希望地認為自己會獲勝，但現在這段演講已經過時了 -- -- 他已經贏了。 匈牙利一段時間以來彷彿兩個截然不同的世界並存。一方面，歐爾班讓他的支持者和電視觀眾相信他們即將獲勝，並能再執政四年，而那些同情歐爾班的民調機構也支持這一觀點，直到週日晚上，這些民調機構仍然預測青民盟會獲勝。 另一方面，馬扎爾所到之處都吸引了大批支持者，而權威民調機構的報告也顯示，他對競爭對手的領先優勢正在擴大。 週日晚間，這兩個世界碰撞交匯，而只有一個是真實的。 如果蒂薩黨的三分之二多數席位最終得到確認，國家電視台將迎來變革。 馬扎爾緩緩穿過人群，走上講台，他的黨內同僚簇擁在他兩側。 「你們今天創造了奇蹟，匈牙利今天創造了歷史！」他對著台下高呼「Ria-Ria-Hungaria！」（匈牙利常用歡呼語，重複匈牙利最後三個字母和匈牙利國名）的人群說道。 他將此次選舉勝利比喻為1848年的匈牙利革命和1956年反抗蘇聯佔領的起義。 歐爾班本人也曾公開反對蘇聯佔領，但他如今已成為俄羅斯總統普京的親密夥伴。他對廉價俄羅斯石油和汽油的辯護使他在歐盟內部極不受歡迎，歐盟一直試圖擺脫對俄羅斯進口的依賴。歐爾班也違背了歐盟向烏克蘭提供900億歐元（790億英鎊；1050億美元）貸款的協議。 「俄羅斯人滾回家！」匈牙利的支持者們高喊口號，而下一任匈牙利總理則承諾改善與歐盟的關係。 波蘭總理唐納德·圖斯克（Donald Tusk）是眾多對匈牙利「光榮勝利」表示歡迎的歐洲領導人之一，他也用匈牙利語喊出了「Ruszkik Haza」（俄羅斯人滾回家）。 這位蒂薩河畔的領導人承諾，他作為總理的首次出訪將是前往華沙，以鞏固匈牙利與波蘭長達千年的友誼。 至於現年62歲的歐爾班，他尚未辭職，而沒有他，很難想像青民盟將會走向何方。 目前，他將繼續以看守總理的身份領導匈牙利，而他和他的政黨則在舔舐傷口。.

"Венгрия сделала выбор в пользу Европы. Европа всегда выбирала Венгрию", - написала Урсула фон дер Ляйен в X, поздравив партию "Тиса" Петера Мадьяра с победой на выборах в Венгрии.

BUDAPEST, April 13 (Reuters) - Peter Magyar's landslide victory in Sunday's Hungarian election has handed his centre-right Tisza party a sweeping mandate that will give it a free hand to enact reforms, bolster the rule of law and potentially unlock billions in European Union funding.

WARSAW, April 13 (Reuters) - Hungary's election shows that Europe is not on an inevitable path toward authoritarian rule, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, after the center-right Tisza party ended Viktor Orban's 16‑year grip on power.

CHP'nin tutuklu cumhurbaşkanı adayı Ekrem İmamoğlu ve genel başkanı Özgür Özel, Macaristan'da 16 yıllık Viktor Orban iktidarına karşı seçim kazanan Peter Magyar'ı tebrik etti.

Washington -- As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.

Washington -- As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.

Washington -- As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.

Washington -- As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.

Washington -- As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.

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A newly introduced House bill would prohibit the unauthorized possession of firearms at federal election sites, placing polling locations off‑limits to guns during federal voting.

WASHINGTON -- If you want to understand what might happen nationwide if President Donald Trump's SAVE America Act goes into effect, ask lawyer Lauren Bonds, who fought -- and defeated -- a similar statewide law in Kansas nearly a decade ago.

President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass a sweeping election‑security bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote -- raising new questions for Americans who don't have easy access to documents like birth certificates.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S. D. , discusses the partial government shutdown and the U. S. -Iran conflict on 'Special Report.

The Senate has kicked off extended debate on the "SAVE America Act" -- one of President Donald Trump's top legislative priorities.

The Senate has kicked off extended debate on the "SAVE America Act" -- one of President Donald Trump's top legislative priorities.

Adam Sella spoke to more than 20 current and former election officials from both major political parties at the federal, state and local levels.

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are aggressively touting a popular provision in their sweeping SAVE America Act to overhaul elections nationwide: requiring photo identification to vote.

Franck Allisio and Benoît Payan do not agree on much. But they do share an instinct that the neck-and-neck election campaign they are running to be the mayor of Marseille could reverberate far beyond this ancient, polyglot Mediterranean port.