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Péter Magyar just defeated Viktor Orbán in Hungary's parliamentary elections on April 12, ending Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory. The 45-year-old lawyer and former Orbán loyalist led the opposition Tisza party from obscurity to government in roughly a year, making his rise one of the most dramatic in recent European political history.
Péter Magyar defeated Viktor Orbán in Hungary's parliamentary elections on April 12, ending Orbán's 16-year rule in a landslide victory.
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