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Most of them will be VOTED OUT OF OFFICE!
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Hungary election: Trump ally Viktor Orbán concedes landmark defeat after 16 years in power
Updated 7:19 PM EDT, Sun April 12, 2026
Crowds chant ‘Europe’ as Magyar wins Hungarian election
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What you need to know
• Concession: Veteran Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accepted defeat in a parliamentary election on Sunday, ending his 16 years in power. He congratulated Péter Magyar, leader of the center-right opposition Tisza party, and called the election result “painful” but “clear.”
• Supermajority: With nearly all of the votes counted, election officials say Magyar’s Tisza party is set to secure two-thirds of seats in parliament, with many hoping he could reverse some of the controversial changes made by Orbán.
• Global impact: Magyar’s massive victory will be a relief to leaders elsewhere in Europe, where Orbán had been a thorn in the side of the EU. It will come though as a blow for US President Donald Trump, who endorsed the nationalist, pro-Russian leader during the campaign.
• Campaign topics: Magyar campaigned on fighting corruption, but also on domestic issues, from Hungary’s stagnating economy to its poor health care. Orbán tried to win votes by stoking fear that Hungary could be dragged into the Ukraine war. Magyar told a jubilant crowd of supporters that together they “liberated Hungary” from the Orbán regime.
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The results are (almost) in, confirming crushing defeat for Orbán and a huge win for Magyar
Péter Magyar parades through crowds of supporters in Budapest
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As of midnight local time and with more than 98% of the vote counted, the results of the Hungarian election are clear: Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power have ended in a crushing defeat on Sunday.
Orbán’s Fidesz party looks set to secure around 55 of the parliament’s 199 seats, according to the Hungarian Election Information Office, a massive downgrade from the 135 it currently controls.
The result is stunning given the fact that Orbán has led his party to four successive election victories before Sunday, securing a supermajority in each one of them.
Instead, it will now be the Tisza party and its leader Petér Magyar – whose name literally means “Hungarian” in Hungarian – that will control the parliament.
Petér Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates in Budapest on Sunday after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in the parliamentary election. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
According to the preliminary – and as of midnight still incomplete – results, Tisza is set to secure 138 seats.Read more
European leaders are breathing a huge sigh of relief (and they’re not hiding it)
By Ivana Kottasová and James Frater
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images/File
Viktor Orbán’s election defeat was met with a huge sigh of relief, and a bit of schadenfreude, in Brussels, as European officials hope a new Hungarian government will bring more pro-European attitude to the table.
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission said on social media that “Hungary has chosen Europe.”
“Europe has always chosen Hungary. Together, we are stronger. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger,” she said.
Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament congratulated Péter Magyar on the victory, saying: “Hungary’s place is at the heart of Europe.”
The comments from von der Leyen and Metsola are not surprising – Orbán has been a massive pain for the European Union for most of his 16 years in power, clashing with Brussels over an array of issues. From migration laws to the EU’s support for Ukraine, Orbán has repeatedly used procedural delays and the power of veto to derail key agreements.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who has clashed with Orbán in the past, said on X that France welcomed “a victory which shows the attachment of the Hungarian people to the values of the European Union and for Hungary’s role in Europe.”
The German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz congratulated Magyar and said: “Let’s join forces for a strong, secure and, above all, united Europe.”
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Magyar’s win a “historic moment, not only for Hungary, but for European democracy.”
Kristen Michal, Estonian Prime Minister, said “Hungarians have made a historic choice for a free and strong Hungary in a united Europe, rejecting forces that ignore their interests.”
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, said the election “marks a new chapter in the history of Hungary.”
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin congratulated Magyar on his victory and commended “the Hungarian people who turned out in such high numbers to exercise their democratic choice in today’s elections.” Martin added that he hopes to strengthen Irish-Hungarian relations based on their shared EU membership and values.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said: “Hungary. Poland. Europe. Back together!” Magyar told a crowd of supporters tonight that Poland will be his first trip out of the country as prime minister.Read more
Orbán’s defeat marks the end of his “illiberal democracy” rule
Thousands of Tisza and Péter Magyar supporters celebrate election victory in Budapest Sunday night
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A record number of Hungarians came out to vote on Sunday, sending a clear signal that the time was up for the country’s long-time populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Orbán’s 16-year rule marked a shift away from the Western liberal values that shaped Hungary during its first two decades after the end of Communist rule.
Instead, Orbán pushed for what he framed as a quest for a stronger Hungary governed by nationalist and conservative values. He drove through changes that were widely seen as eroding the democratic rule of law.
Orbán’s successive governments passed judicial reforms that weakened the independence of Hungarian courts and undermined the powers of the country’s anti-corruption bodies. He also presided over the erosion of press and academic freedoms and backtracking on the rights of minorities.
Orbán has been often described as one of the original proponents of the “illiberal democracy” – a term initially used as a pejorative, but which the Hungarian leader fully embraced.
He spent the past decade and a half stoking fears and campaigning against those he described as the enemies of Hungary: liberals, free press, universities, migrants, minorities, including LGBTQ+ people and, most recently, the European Union and Ukraine.
That strategy worked for 16 years – until Sunday.Read more
“The best night of our lives,” say Tisza supporters
By Christian Edwards in Budapest
It’s a party here in Budapest.
Thousands of people on the banks of the Danube have just heard from their new prime minister, Péter Magyar. They are singing Queen’s “We Are the Champions.”
“This is the best night of our lives,” said Gabor, a 31-year-old software developer. “I can’t believe that it’s real – but it’s real. Péter Magyar just told us that we won. And we won!”
His friend, Arnold, 29, said the polls had given him the feeling that Tisza would win, but 16 years of Fidesz government made it hard to imagine an alternative. He said he was happy to shut the door on an “awful” period.
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Magyar promises closer relations with the European Union in victory speech
By Christian Edwards in Budapest and Max Saltman in Atlanta
Crowds chant ‘Europe’ as Magyar wins Hungarian election
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Péter Magyar promised the crowd in Budapest tonight that he’ll steer Hungary back towards the European Union after years of tension between the EU and the outgoing Orbán government.
“Hungarians said ‘yes’ to Europe,” Magyar declared, saying that his new government will reintegrate Hungary into the European Union’s judicial system.
“Hungary is again going to be a very strong ally of the European Union and NATO,” Magyar said.
The Tisza leader told supporters that he plans on traveling first to Poland as prime minister, then to Vienna, and finally to Brussels, where the European Parliament convenes.
“Hungary has been in Europe for 1000 years and is going to stay there,” Magyar said.
Magyar’s supporters, some of whom waved European flags alongside the Hungarian tricolor, were ecstatic.
“We have to go back to Europe,” said András Petöcz, a 67-year-old writer and poet. “It’s very important for us and to Europe.” He said he disliked Viktor Orban’s close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“It was a very bad feeling that the old prime minister, we didn’t understand why he made very close contact with Moscow, with Russia, with Putin.” Petöcz added. “I didn’t understand his politics. I didn’t like it.”
“It’s a new life for Hungary,” he said. “And for Europe also.”Read more
Ukraine’s Zelensky, vilified by Orbán, praises Magyar’s massive victory
By Ivana Kottasová and Kosta Gak
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Petér Magyar on his “resounding victory” in the Hungarian election on Sunday, saying on Telegram that it was “important when constructive approach prevails.”
Of all countries in the world, Ukraine had by far the most to gain – or lose – in the Hungarian election, given incumbent Prime Minister Victor Orbán’s long-standing opposition to European programs designed to help Ukraine as it tries to defend itself from Russian aggression.
Orbán had become a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, regularly blocking or stalling European Union’s attempts to sanction Russia and deliver aid to Ukraine.
Zelensky was portrayed as a key nemesis by Orbán during the election campaign, with the long-time Hungarian leader launching several personal attacks against him. Posters across Hungary have depicted Zelensky as a “dangerous criminal” who wants Hungary to become “Ukraine’s colony.”
Zelensky said that “Ukraine has always sought good-neighborly relations with everyone in Europe and we are ready to advance our cooperation with Hungary.”Read more
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Magyar tells jubilant crowd they have “liberated Hungary” from the Orbán regime
Hungary has been ‘liberated’ from Orbán regime, Magyar says
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The man who is now almost certainly set to become Hungary’s next Prime Minister told his supporters at a victory rally on Sunday night that “together we replaced the Orbán regime, together we liberated Hungary. We took our country back.”
Addressing large crowds of people in Budapest, Magyar, the leader of the Tisza party, said the victory was so large, it was “visible from the moon and every window in Hungary.”
“Never in the history of democratic Hungary, have so many people voted, and no other party has ever received such a big mandate,” Magyar said, adding that his party will secure a supermajority of more than two thirds of the seats in the parliament.
Maguyr thanked his voters – of whom he said there were 3.3 million, the highest number any Hungarian party has ever received.
Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, applauds following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus Marton Monus/ReutersRead more
Italy’s Meloni, a key Orbán ally in Europe, congratulates Magyar
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a press conference in Rome on January 23. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images/File
Victor Orbán had several powerful backers among likeminded world leaders, including the US President Donald Trump.
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