Peter Magyar cheers as he arrives at the entrance of the Presidential Sandor Palace on Wednesday

Peter Magyar cheers as he arrives at the entrance of the Presidential Sandor Palace on Wednesday
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In Hungary’s general elections held on April 12, Viktor Orban (63), the Christian nationalist Prime Minister who had been in power since 2010, slumped to a shock defeat. His party, Fidesz, won only 55 seats (37.8% vote share) in the 199-member National Assembly. The Opposition Tisza Party, led by Peter Magyar (45), a former Fidesz leader, secured a two-thirds majority with 138 seats (53.6% of the vote), while the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland Movement) won six seats (5.8% vote share).


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