The center-right opposition's victory in Hungary marks a significant political shift. The leader has promised broad anti-corruption measures, including strengthening judicial independence, aiming to secure EU funds.

Hungarians were waking up to a ​political earthquake on Monday, after a landslide victory for the centre-right opposition reverberated everywhere from Washington to Kyiv, sending local markets surging and turning Budapest into a party zone. Magyar has pledged a sweeping anti-corruption drive, including stronger judicial independence and tougher public procurement rules to help secure the release of the EU funds.