Orbán concedes defeat as Hungarian voters deliver sweeping rebuke to 16-year rule

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat after 16 years in power, following a national election marked by record voter turnout. Péter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, was congratulated by Orbán. The election results represent a significant shift away from Orbán's government, which was characterized by authoritarianism, corruption, and close ties with Russia and China. With over half the votes counted, Tisza is projected to win a majority of seats in parliament. The far-right Mi Hazánk party is also expected to gain parliamentary representation.

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The election result is painful but clear, I congratulated the winning party.

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Turnout was 77.8 per cent by 6:30 PM, 10 points higher than in 2022.

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Viktor Orbán conceded the election in a phone call with Péter Magyar.

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Orbán’s Fidesz party is expected to win 56 seats, based on 53.45 per cent of the votes counted.

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Tisza is expected to secure 136 seats.

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Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on Hungary is over. The Hungarian Prime Minister had conceded the election in a phone call with Péter Magyar, the leader of the main opposition Tisza Party.“The election result is painful but clear, I congratulated the winning party,” Orban said from his election headquarters in Budapest.The result is a resounding rebuke to a government marked by authoritarianism and corruption, and closer ties with Beijing, Moscow and Donald Trump’s Washington over Brussels.Hungarians turned out in record numbers to deliver it: 77.8 per cent by 6:30 PM – 30 minutes before polls closed – according to the national election office, 10 points higher than in 2022 and the highest since the fall of communism.“This time around, people, even in the smallest villages, could see that this inhumane power will lose and Hungary will become free again,” Magyar said shortly after polls closed as he hailed the impressive turnout numbers.Tisza is expected to secure 136 seats while Orbán’s Fidesz party is expected to win 56 seats, based on 53.45 per cent of the votes counted. The far-right Mi Hazánk party will enter the parliament too with 7 seats.

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