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Record turnout and a surge from the opposition Tisza party saw Peter Magyar unseat Viktor Orbán, ending his long tenure amid a campaign marred by disinformation.
- On Sunday, Hungarian voters cast ballots in a record-turnout election, with 66 percent participation deciding whether Prime Minister Viktor Orban secures a fifth term or opposition leader Peter Magyar takes power.
- Former government insider Magyar burst onto Hungary's political scene two years ago, launching the centre-right Tisza party after breaking with Fidesz over a child sex abuse pardon scandal that forced resignations.
- Disinformation marred the campaign, with Fidesz deploying AI-generated videos targeting Magyar while fake accounts flooded TikTok and Facebook to influence voters across the country.
- Orban transformed Hungary into a model of illiberal democracy, casting migration as a "civilisational" threat, while Magyar promised to "clear away" the "oppressive machinery of Brussels" and restore European Union ties.
- Despite an electoral system skewed in favour of Fidesz, nearly 7.5 million eligible voters participated amid economic stagnation, marking a pivotal test for Hungary's democratic trajectory and European orientation.
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Politico has compiled an overview of who can be considered the winners and losers after the Hungarian elections, in which Viktor Orban, who had been in power for 16 years, lost a landslide to his opponent, Péter Magyar.
After sixteen years of Viktor Orbán, Peter Magyar wipes him off the map by a large majority. Correspondents Mark Middel and Rik Rutten analyze from Budapest and Brussels a…
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