politics
April 13, 2026
Orban acknowledges his party’s defeat at Hungary’s parliamentary elections
After counting more than 50% of ballots, the opposition Tisza party was convincingly winning the polls
TL;DR
- Viktor Orban's party, Fidesz, has lost the Hungarian parliamentary elections.
- The opposition Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, is convincingly winning the polls.
- Orban congratulated Magyar, acknowledging the 'painful' and 'unequivocal' election result.
- Orban will serve in opposition and remain a parliament member.
- Peter Magyar is expected to become the new prime minister in early May.
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