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Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat (www.politico.eu)

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The Hungarian prime minister concedes to Péter Magyar, who is set to win a supermajority in the 199-seat parliament.

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[–] kopasz7@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Right wing? It is smack in the center.

The tisza party has published their policy plans. (full version pdf: https://magyartisza.hu/program)

Here are the left-wing ones:

Economic Justice and Redistribution

Reduce minimum wage tax from 15% to 9%.
Lower income tax for workers earning below the median wage.
Tax the super-rich with a 1% annual wealth tax on assets over 1 billion HUF.
Cut VAT on firewood, healthy food, and prescription medicines.

Expanded Social Safety Net

Double family allowances, maternity support, and childcare benefits.
Guarantee a minimum pension of 120,000 HUF per month.
Provide "Pensioner SZÉP Cards" with up to 200,000 HUF in annual support.
Increase home care fees by 50% for family caregivers.
Give a "Newborn Kit" worth 50,000 HUF to every baby.

Labor and Public Sector Support

Increase pay by 25% for social sector and educational assistants.
Strengthen union rights and rebuild national social dialogue.
Enforce equal pay for equal work between men and women.

Public Goods and Equality

Establish independent ministries for Healthcare and Education.
Maintain tuition-free first university degrees.
Build social rental housing and more student dormitories.
End period poverty by providing free hygiene products in state schools.
Fund Roma integration through school buses and new scholarships.

State-Led Public Services

Nationalize debt enforcement and make it non-profit.
Take over company liquidations to ensure a non-profit, transparent process