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news Npr World 2026-04-12

Orbán concedes defeat, ending sixteen years of power in Hungary

Hungarian voters have repudiated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, bringing an end to his sixteen-year tenure. The turnout saw voters turning away from the right-wing populist party in large numbers.


Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party, putting an end to Orbán's 16 years in power. <img alt="Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address a &quot;Day of Friendship&quot; event at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary on April 7." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3028x2019+0+0/resize/3028x2019!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2...

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