Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary has come to an end after the opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, secured a landslide election victory. Lucy Hough speaks to Ashifa Kassam, the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent

After 16 years in power, the Hungarian prime minister is seeking a mandate to continue his ‘illiberal democracy’ that has clamped down on the press and judiciary while blocking…

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

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

Rightwing leader trails in polls to Péter Magyar, despite support from JD Vance on recent visit

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…

Hungarians are voting in a crucial election that could end populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule.

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.

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

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

A spoglio avanzato Tisza, il partito del candidato europeista di centro-destra Péter Magyar e principale rivale del premier uscente...

Hungary’s return to democracy will be hard. But the impact of Péter Magyar’s decisive victory could be profound, inside the country and beyond

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.