US-Iran Ceasefire & Hungary’s Election

Last Tuesday’s ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is showing a possibility of breakdown. The peace talk between them failed as expected. At this time, Europe gets ready for changes after the election in Hungary, Viktor Orban, in power for 16 years, has been voted out.

In the evening of April 7th, Pakistan, a country near Iran, helped make the ceasefire agreement. Like all the other countries near Iran, they wanted peace because Iran is attacking nearby countries. Iran explained that the ceasefire agreement was also for Israel to stop attacking Lebanon, but Israel disagreed; they didn’t say they would stop attacking Lebanon. In fact, Israel just launched one of its deadliest attacks to stop the attacks on Lebanon, killing 300 people, most of whom were innocent civilians.

On April 7th, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran that if it didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz (a place that about 20% of the earth’s oil and natural gas passes through), the U.S. would destroy Iran.

Though the U.S. and Israel had a peace talk mediated by Pakistan. On the weekend, the U.S. vice president and Iran met in Islamabad, Pakistan. The U.S. said that Iran was not willing to give up the nuclear program. Iran argued that the U.S. always demanded instead of discussing. In 21 hours, there was no agreement among them.

In an election in Hungary, Peter Magyar’s Tisza party won a landslide over Viktor Orban, forcing him out of power after 16 years. This result will change politics in Europe.

Viktor Orban is a friend of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the U.S. president Donald Trump. He gained power over the years to give his political party, Fidesz, more power. Viktor Orban was a supporter of Russia and used his own power to block the decisions of the European Union (EU).

Peter Magyar, the person who won, was once a supporter of Viktor Orban, but then later started an opposing party. He likes to talk about healthcare and public transportation and promises to improve the relationship with the EU and NATO.