Supporters wave Hungarian flags as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks to voters at an election campaign rally two days before parliamentary elections on April 10, 2026, in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Viktor Orbán, the European Union’s only autocrat, has fallen.
Results from Sunday’s election in Hungary show that the opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has defeated Orbán’s Fidesz party — the first election the party has lost in 20 years. Orbán called Magyar to concede the race within hours of the polls closing.
There is a reason for Fidesz’s...
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