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Hungary’s Orbán concedes defeat as opposition heads for landslide win

Financial Times
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
~4 min read

Original Report

Tisza party led by Péter Magyar projected to win a two-thirds majority in crushing loss for EU’s longest-serving premier

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