Hungary’s Orban concedes election defeat
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Viktor Orban’s 16-year grip on Hungary is over. The Hungarian prime minister conceded defeat in the April 12, 2026, election with a phone call to Peter Magyar, the leader of the main opposition Tisza Party. The result is a resounding rebuke to a government marked by authoritarianism and corruption, as well as ties that have been closer to Beijing, Moscow and Donald Trump’s Washington rather than Brussels. Hungarians turned out in record numbers, with 77.8 per cent casting ballots as of 6.30pm – 30 minutes before polls closed – according to the national election office. The turnout was 10 points higher than the last polls in 2022 and the highest since the fall of communism.
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