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Hungary’s Orban concedes landmark defeat to center-right opposition
Hungary’s veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday after a landslide election victory by the upstart opposition Tisza party, in a setback for his allies in Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House.Results based on 46% of votes counted showed the center-right, pro-EU Tisza party of Peter Magyar winning 135 seats — or a crucial two-thirds majority — in the 199-member parliament, ahead of Orban’s Fidesz party.
“The election results are not final yet, but the situation is understandable and clear,” Orban said at the Fidesz campaign offices. “The election result is painful for us, but clear.”
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Hungary's Orban concedes landmark defeat to center-right opposition
Hungary's opposition Tisza party could win Sunday's national election, two surveys showed, delivering a landmark defeat to veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban.