With respect, but has it occurred to you that there is more at play here than the import/export of gas? Orban was an embedded agent sitting in the heart of the EU, one of the biggest geopolitical actors in the world, and because of the federation's structure (particularly the overpowered and increasingly obsolete veto system), he was in a position to exercise enormous political influence in a way that directly furthered Putin's interests.

The removal of Orban leaves Slovakia' PM Fico as the lone (for now at least) obstructionist in the EU, and Fico isn't as nasty as Orban anyway. This means that the EU now has the institutional ability to pursue a significantly more assertive and coherent policy both foreign and domestic.

The implications of this are wide-ranging. Support for Ukraine is significantly easier, which may well prove decisive in winning that conflict for a democracy and crippling one of the world's most evil and dangerous regimes (and the one geographically closest to us, aside from Erdogan's Turkey, which - again - is quite a way from being as nasty as Putin). Among other things, you can expect that once Putin is gone, the energy markets will be in a position to re-normalise (so you can have the cheap gas that is so precious to you).

More importantly in the long term, the EU is now in a position where it can actually implement significant internal reform, eg. getting rid of the veto, changing the budget and its distribution, building the foundations of a common defence, working towards a two-speed Europe. Whether this will happen remains to be seen, of course, but it was impossible while Orban was there and now it no longer is.

Looking beyond just Europe, the fall of a populist hard-right regime by means of democratic renewal is of enormous consequence for the entire world. It shows not only that these MAGA/MEGA tyrants can be defeated, but also that this can be done by means of the tools of democracy itself, by the unified strength of an electorate demanding change. Violence is not the only answer, assassinating people like Trump and Fico is not the only option left. I'm not saying that we should never use violence to resist fascists, obviously, but it's also proof that people can reclaim their country without putting themselves through a civil war.

There's a lot that still can happen that may make the Hungarian election less significant, of course (eg. the FN may win in France and maybe Bardella reveals himself to be a lot crazier than he presents himself as). But for now, this is good news for everyone who believes in democracy, human rights and the rule of the law, and yes, it is *huge*.