Lisa O’Carroll

But that gives you a measure of the frustration the EU leaders have felt over the last few years.

Even Fico, the Slovakian prime minister, who is a close ally of Orban, would have pursued similar policies.

But in the end, he usually folded.

Orban never folded when it came to Russia.

Oh, gosh, I think if you speak to Hungarian reporters, and there were many in Brussels, they would tell you how public services have been completely deprived and neglected.

The LGBTQ question, the control of the media, the appointment of urban friendly judges.

You know, this is about...

the whole country changing.

And it is a massive victory for democracy.

But I don't think the Hungarians were voting necessarily to be closer to the EU or to be rid of Russians, although there were some people saying, you know, you know, get out of our country, Russia.

You know, they just want what they should have as a central, very developed democracy.

They should have a GDP and a wealth system similar to any of the other Central European countries or France or Belgium or the Netherlands.

And they don't.

Yeah, let's face it, this is not a left-wing government.

This is not a Sanchez.

He is a centre-right politician who used to be in Orbán's party.

He burst on the scene just two years ago.

But he was very careful during the campaign not to get involved in discussions about LGBTQ rights.

So we don't really know what he's going to do there.

He was very careful on Ukraine, but we do know something about what he says about Ukraine.