Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat to the pro-EU Tisza party in a pivotal election set to herald in a new era of relations between Hungary and Europe. Opponent and Tisza leader Peter Magyar said that Orban had phoned him to congratulate the party for winning the election on Sunday, 12 April. Accusations of voter fraud were launched by both sides on election day but Orban’s team in the nationalist Fidesz party said it will respect the results of the election. Orban, a staunch ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin, has drawn widespread criticism across Europe for his support for the invasion of Ukraine. Tisza party supporters took to the streets of Budapest to celebrate a historic victory alongside the newly elected Magyar.

Most polls favour Péter Magyar, who fronts a grassroots party, but PM Viktor Orbán has been in a defiant mood.

Il primo ministro telefona al rivale e si congratula

Magyar said Orban congratulated with a phone call after Sunday’s election.

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The most important election in Europe for a long time is taking place in Hungary on Sunday, April 12. After 16 years in power, Europe's longest-serving leader Viktor Orbán is…

Péter Magyar's victory was expected to transform political dynamics within the EU, where Orbán had upended the bloc by frequently vetoing key decisions.

Record turnout hands opposition Tisza Party a decisive victory in Hungary.

The outgoing Prime Minister has called the results 'painful'.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is poised to lose his re-election effort, with more than half the ballots counted, and has already conceded.

After counting more than 50% of ballots, the opposition Tisza party was convincingly winning the polls

Win for Tisza party ends rightwing populist’s 16-year grip on power and will likely reshape country’s relationship with EU

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat to the pro-EU Tisza party in a pivotal election set to herald in a new era of relations between Hungary and Europe.…

Close Trump ally Viktor Orbán has been ousted from power after 16 years

Magyar promette svolta democratica e riavvicinamento all’Ue

Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday, April 12, following a closely contested election.

Congratulations pour in from across EU, with leaders from Spain, Poland, France, Britain, Denmark, Romania, Sweden and beyond hailing a new chapter

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday night

Péter Magyar's party, Tisza, won more than 53% of the vote in the legislative elections, far ahead of the prime minister's Fidesz, which managed barely 38%. Tisza is expected to…

European leaders welcome the election of a pro-EU candidate while Russia and the U.S. lose an ally after the defeat of Viktor Orbán.