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Hungarian voters ended Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a Sunday general election, with opposition leader Peter Magyar and the Tisza party winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority. Orbán conceded defeat in what analysts are calling a defining moment for Europe and beyond.
Viktor Orbán lost power in a Sunday general election after 16 years, with opposition leader Peter Magyar's Tisza party winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
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