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Peter Magyar's Tisza party has just delivered a crushing defeat to Viktor Orbán's Fidesz after 16 years in power, winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority that allows it to amend Hungary's constitution. The result ends Orbán's rule despite Fidesz having heavily tilted the electoral playing field through gerrymandering and use of state resources.
Peter Magyar's Tisza party defeated Viktor Orbán's Fidesz after 16 years in power, winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority to amend Hungary's constitution.
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