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Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as opposition leader heads for potential supermajority win
By Greg Wehner, Simon Owen
Published April 12, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat Sunday in the country’s parliamentary election, calling the result "clear" and "painful" as partial vote counts showed a decisive win for opposition leader Péter Magyar.
Magyar said Orbán phoned him to concede, according to a post on social media.
Viktor Orban arrives for an EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026. (Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
With roughly 53% of votes counted, projections showed Magyar’s Tisza party on track for a landslide victory that could give it a two-thirds parliamentary supermajority.
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The result could mark a dramatic political shift in Hungary, where Orbán has led the country for more than a decade.
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