Hungary's Orban Concedes Defeat as Magyar Wins General Elections
With 81% of ballots counted, Magyar's Tisza Party commanded 68.84% of the vote and was on course to secure 137 parliamentary seats, according to data from the National Election Office.
Magyar held a decisive lead over the far-right incumbent from the earliest returns, a margin that never narrowed as counting progressed.
In a terse concession, Orban acknowledged the scale of his defeat, saying: "We will serve our nation from opposition."
The opposition leader wasted no time in confirming the moment on social media platform X, announcing that the outgoing premier had reached out personally.
"Prime Minister Viktor Orban has just called to congratulate us on our victory," Magyar wrote.
The result marks a seismic political shift in Hungary, where Orban had maintained an iron hold on government for over a decade, reshaping the country's institutions, judiciary, and media landscape along the way. Magyar, a relative newcomer to frontline politics, galvanized a broad coalition of voters seeking change, ultimately delivering what the numbers suggest is one of the most decisive electoral upsets in the country's recent history.
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