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Orban and Vucic part with Trump on election denial

Nationalist leaders in Serbia and Hungary chose an orderly retreat, NYT World reports, rather than follow the U.S. president's approach to contested results

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Orban and Vucic part with Trump on election denial

Nationalist leaders in Serbia and Hungary have rejected President Donald Trump's election denial approach and opted for an orderly retreat, NYT World reported on Nov. 2.

The report frames the choice as a break with the U.S. president's playbook. The names in its headline are Hungary's Viktor Orban and Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic.

The captured material is limited to a one-sentence summary of the report. It gives no details on the elections involved, the results, the timing of any retreat or the reasons the leaders gave.

Further details were not available from the material supplied, and neither leader's own account has been provided.

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  1. Confirmed Nationalist leaders in Serbia and Hungary opted for an orderly retreat rather than denying election results. A Newsweek piece carried by Yahoo says Vucic conceded defeat in a tight parliamentary election. It says Orban conceded earlier in the year. Pro-Trump leader blames "American deep state" after election defeat
  2. Not found Orban and Vucic "rejected President Donald Trump's election denial approach", breaking with his playbook. Both conceded, but I found no statement from either leader rejecting Trump's approach. That framing appears to be the NYT's interpretation, and I could not open the NYT report to check it. Vucic also blamed a "deep state" and outside interference, which complicates a clean break. Pro-Trump leader blames "American deep state" after election defeat

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  1. Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial (News report or publication)

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