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Viktor Orbán's stunning defeat after 16 years in power—at the hands of Péter Magyar's Tisza party in a record-turnout election—has made Hungary the center of global political attention. Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist, won in a landslide, ending what many considered an entrenched, near-unshakeable grip on Hungarian politics.
Viktor Orbán lost power after 16 years to Péter Magyar's Tisza party in a record-turnout election.
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