US EditionBudapest turns into party zone after historic election that ends Orban era
Tisza won a constitutional majority with 53% of the vote, and Péter Magyar promised anti-corruption reforms and a system change.
- On Sunday, the opposition Tisza party secured a sweeping victory in Hungary's parliamentary election, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceding and ending his 16-year rule after a record turnout of 80%.
- Fidesz faced record-low support among younger voters, with just 8% of those aged 18–29 backing the party, as citizens sought a restoration of democratic norms following 16 years of Orban's governance.
- Budapest turned into a party zone on Monday as tens of thousands celebrated, illuminating the Chain Bridge in national colours and partying along the Danube with champagne well after midnight.
- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had traveled to Hungary last week to lobby for Orban, yet his defeat occurred despite their active intervention on behalf of the incumbent.
- Supporters expressed optimism about Hungary's future direction, with one stating, "We feel like there is a hope that Hungary can start walking into the right direction" after the decisive election outcome.
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"It's over! ", thousands of people chanted in Hungary's capital Budapest, waving flags and accompanied by hup concerts until the early hours of the morning. Fireworks and other pyrotechnics illuminated the night sky. "Krone" was an eyewitness of the party night and spoke the day after with happy Tisza voters – but also Fidesz sympathizers.
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The night Barack Obama won the US presidential election the air was filled with tears and emotion that a historical injustice, dating back to the founding of America, had finally been undone. It was an election night to remember. So too was last night in Budapest. This wasn’t on the same historical scale as the elevation of a black man to the White House. But for millions of young and mostly urban Hungarians who had never known anything other th…
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After 16 years a change of government takes place in Hungary – Péter Magyar won the election. In the capital, this creates party mood. SPIEGEL correspondent Jan Puhl reports on the spot.
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