Hungarian youths dance and sing into the early hours of April 13 in central Budapest to celebrate the end of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year “illiberal” rule following a resounding electoral drubbing. The next morning, on the streets of the Hungarian capital, residents share their relief. “Sixteen years of suffering and corruption will come to an end,” says Zoltan, a 74-year-old retiree. “Many people contributed to this, some only prayed for it, some longed for it, and now it has been achieved.”
