European leaders heaped praise on Peter Magyar after his stunning election victory in Hungary, not just for what the country's next premier might do but for who he is not — long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who many saw as a direct threat to the continent's peace and prosperity.
The outpouring reflected a deep frustration with Orban across the 27-nation European Union and its institutions, as FRANCE 24's Dave Keating explains, reporting from Brussels.
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