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Hungary election landslide

Episode 260415 / 15 Apr 2026

(Photo by Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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The story

Péter Magyar has won a historic victory in Hungary's elections, bringing to an end Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power. Orban had been a close partner of US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Whereas Magyar wants a better relationship with the rest of the EU and Ukraine.

Almost 80% of people who could, turned out to vote, which broke records. Magyar’s Tisza party has won a huge majority, which will allow him to change both Orbán's increasingly unpopular domestic policies and Hungary’s global relationships. 

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News headlines 

Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
BBC News

Peter Magyar: former Fidesz insider who vowed to dismantle Orban system 'brick by brick'
France24 

MAGA absorbs the loss of Orban, a kindred spirit to Trump’s movement
The New York Times

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Key words and phrases

swept away 
removed by strong force

  • Her powerful speech swept away all doubts about her leadership skills..

brick by brick
step by step

  • After the big argument, she had to regain his trust brick by brick.

kindred spirit
someone with similar ideas or beliefs

  • He struggled to make friends growing up but he finally found a kindred spirit at university who shared his interests.

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