Hungary's 16-year rule ends as a united opposition secures a surprise victory
TL;DR
Viktor Orbán’s long-running grip on Hungary collapses as Péter Magyar unites the opposition to win the April 2026 election, propelled by a 2024 corruption scandal that damaged trust, a stagnating economy with high inflation, and a media landscape that finally amplified the challenger’s message, while foreign-policy tensions over Russia/Ukraine and a youth turnout that swung against Orbán helped seal his defeat.
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