CANADA PERSPECTIVE

Canada sees Magyar's swearing-in not just as a European news story — it is a profound. The Globe and Mail transcribes Magyar's speech before the tens of thousands gathered on Parliament Square: 'Today, every freedom-loving person in the world wants to be a little Hungarian. You have shown that the most ordinary, flesh-and-blood people can defeat the most vicious tyranny.' Tisza won 53% of votes on April 12 — the largest score in post-Communist Hungarian history. The Globe and Mail notes that this electoral victory, achieved without violence or a coup, represents a rare model: authoritarian populism defeated at the ballot box. In Ottawa, marked by the Trump context and fears about the resilience of liberal democracies, Magyar's victory is welcomed as a signal of hope.