Hungary is going through a massive political shakeup right now after Peter Magyar defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the polls. The 45-year-old conservative-liberal politician pulled off a huge upset on April 12 and finally broke the 16-year winning streak of the ruling Fidesz party. It is a historic handover of power that sets the country on a completely different path.
Preliminary results highlight a commanding performance by the Tisza Party. With 77% of the vote counted, Magyar secured more than 53% support compared with 38% for the 62-year-old incumbent. Orbán formally conceded the race, stating, 'I congratulated the victorious party. We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition.'
