Péter Magyar wins Hungarian election, ending Orbán's long rule
Péter Magyar has defeated Viktor Orbán to become the new Prime Minister of Hungary. He won in a landslide victory, marking the end of Orbán's 16-year tenure.
Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024. <img alt="Péter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative Tisza party, speaks at a Monday press conference the day after his landslide election victory." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x5504+0+0/resize/8256x5504!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1...