On April 12, the resounding victory of the Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, signaled a rejection of Viktor Orbán's illiberal model and his Euroscepticism. Among the lessons to be drawn from these Hungarian elections, several points stand out: this defeat reflects, beyond external influences, a renewed aspiration among citizens for the rule of law and European integration, confirming that the European Union remains a protective framework against authoritarian excesses. European citizens do not want autocracies and find in the European Union a legal, political, and solidarity-based framework. Finally, these elections serve as a reminder that any authoritarian endeavour, from Trumpism to Russian revisionism, inevitably comes up against the enduring will of the people and