PRESS REVIEW – Monday, April 13: First, the Hungarian papers react to Viktor Orban's defeat in the parliamentary elections. Next, Pope Leo's historic visit to Algeria is making the front pages. Elsewhere, women break new ground as Susan Coyle is appointed head of the Australian army, and Union Berlin welcomes the league's first female coach. Finally, the world's Andrews unite.
The Hungarian press is covering Viktor Orban’s loss today. Nepszava talks about the “brutal defeat” of Orban’s Fidesz party. The free newspaper Metropol quotes Orban on its front page this morning. The weekly newspaper HGV describes the election as historic. The tabloid Blikk, which is usually very pro Orban headlines with “Love has triumphed", quoting young Hungarians celebrating on the Chain Bridge in Budapest. Opposition website 444 headlines simply with: “we have gone from the saddest country to the happiest”.
European papers are also interested in the result. In Germany, the weekly paper Die Zeit says that Democracy is the true winner of the elections. Politico argues that Orban lost his populist touch. In Italy, La Repubblica describes the result as a slap to the right and to Washington. The Guardian offers up a profile of Peter Magyar and goes over his “deep entanglements” with Orban’s Fidesz party.
Meanwhile, the pope’s visit to Algeria today is making the front pages. The Algerian daily El Moudjahid is glad to see that all eyes are on Algeria for the Pope’s official visit to the country. The front page of El Watan shows Pope Leo walking in the footsteps of St Augustin. In France, the catholic paper La Croix celebrates the first pope to visit Algeria.
Next, congratulations are due to a number of people. The Guardian has an article about Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, who is going to become the first woman to lead the Australian army. In a similar vein, the Athletic reports that Union Berlin Football Club has made history by naming Marie-Louise Eta as head coach. She becomes the first woman to be given the top job at a men’s team in one of Europe’s five biggest leagues. L’Équipe celebrates the 57,464 finishers of the Paris Marathon.
Finally, the Guardian investigates the "Council of Andrews".
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