Hungarian Opposition Defeats Viktor Orbán After 16 Years Over Corruption And Economy

Orbán was defeated after 16 years in power.

“JD Vance defends backing 'great guy' Orbán's campaign after landslide defeat US Vice-President JD Vance has insisted he was right to stage a two-day campaign visit to back Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán five days before he was voted out of office by opposition party Tisza's landslide victory”

BBC

The opposition Tisza party is on course for a two-thirds super-majority.

BBC

The defeat was driven by anger over corruption and economic hardship.

Magyar focused the campaign on Orbán's performance rather than ideology.

The victory sets back populist right contests across Europe.

The Rahman Textile factory fire killed workers after exits were welded shut.

Police detained factory owner Faisal Rahman.

DW

Death toll estimates diverged sharply among sources.

Fire service chief Iqbal said most victims were near stairwells on upper floors.

The blaze began on the second floor around 4 p.m.

Survivors described workers pounding on locked metal doors.

“After holding power for 16 years, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary election”

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Nasrin Begum escaped by jumping from a second-floor window.

The Garment Workers' Federation called a nationwide strike.

Kalpona Akter said this was corporate murder.

Labour Minister Tahmina Akhter pledged an immediate investigation.

Rahman Textile produced clothing for European brands including Hessen and BrandBox.

Both companies said they were deeply saddened.

The Free Press

Hessen's compliance team had audited the factory in March.

Owner Faisal Rahman claimed the factory had passed its most recent safety inspection.

The audit system was fundamentally broken.