Following the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary's transition is not expected to dramatically alter its relationships with China or the European Union, according to Chinese analysts. Peter Magyar's potential leadership aims to stabilize key foreign policy alignments.

Hungary’s stunning political transition will not trigger a dramatic overturning of its ties with China, Chinese experts suggest, with China-EU relations also expected to see limited impact. A landslide parliamentary election victory on Sunday for the centre-right Tisza Party, led by Peter Magyar, ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power. Orban conceded defeat and congratulated Magyar in a phone call. Magyar is now on course to become Hungary’s next prime minister, and his....