Partial official results show opposition leader Peter Magyar's party dominating the vote, in a bombshell election result with repercussions around Europe and beyond.

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 ...

BUDAPEST — Disbelief turned to joy on the banks of the Danube where supporters of Hungary's incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, celebrated his landslide victory over incumbent Viktor Orbán, who has ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a liberal reformer in the 1990s, has become a far-right autocrat and faces ...

This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on April 12, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. Far-right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday ...

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has secured a two‑thirds supermajority in parliament, ending Viktor Orban’s 16‑year rule. Preliminary results give Tisza around 138 of 199 seats, ...

Hungary is voting to elect its leader and all 199 members of its parliament. And if the polls are correct, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is on his way out. After 16 years in power, Hungary's hardman ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary(AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the European Union's longest-serving leader and one of its biggest antagonists, has taken a long road from his early days as a liberal, ...