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Jan van der Made

The woman who knew Orban first – and left before the rest

Peter Magyar holds up a Hungarian flag as he celebrates victory in the parliamentary election. REUTERS - Leonhard Foeger

When Hungary's Tisza party swept to a two-thirds majority, it ended Viktor Orban's 16-year grip on power and raised hopes – and difficult questions – about the country's democratic reset. Zsuzsanna Szelenyi, an early Fidesz member turned critic and now political analyst, reflects on Orban's transformation of the party, Hungary's regime-change challenges and a new generation's pro-European momentum.

Hungary's political landscape has been transformed by Tisza's election victory, which delivered the party a two-thirds majority and opened the door to a potential overhaul of the country's institutions.

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