Break out the champagne! The 16-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (above) comes to an end after a crushing election loss on Sunday to his opponent, Péter Magyar.
Magyar’s Tisza Party won 138 of 199 parliamentary seats in a landslide, securing a two-thirds supermajority with nearly 80% turnout, the highest in Hungary’s post-communist history.
As I’ve reported here many times, Orbán – among many horrible decisions – has headed up many virulently anti-LGBTQ policies during his time in office including passing a law labeling queer people “pedophiles,” and banning Budapest Pride making it a criminal offense to attend.
BREAKING: Opposition leader Péter Magyar is on track to topple Hungary’s longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after a bitterly contested election, according to early official results.https://t.co/wHzNbvF78D pic.twitter.com/hHz9zZVvTz
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) April 12, 2026
Via Politico:
The EU’s most autocratic leader — a close ally of both U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin — was on course to lose by a decisive margin in Sunday’s vote.
Magyar announced on Facebook at 9. 12 p.m. that: “Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has just called to congratulate us on our victory.”
If that margin of victory holds, Magyar will secure a supermajority that will allow him to unravel key features of Orbán’s “illiberal democracy” — demolishing the prime minister’s tight control over the judiciary, state companies and the media.
Orbán’s departure will come as a huge relief to the EU, whose systemic weaknesses he has exposed and exploited for years, most recently by helping Putin block €90 billion of European support to Ukraine.
This will be a particularly painful sting for Trump as he offered several endorsements of Orbán prior to today’s election.
BREAKING: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called opposition candidate Péter Magyar to congratulate him on winning the election.
Big win for Hungary, Europe, and the free world
Everything Trump touches dies. pic.twitter.com/q8dbPrus3m
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) April 12, 2026
🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Opposition leader Péter Magyar WINS the election for prime minister of Hungary, defeating Putin and Trump’s ally Viktor Orbán. 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/P4TRUiGSbK
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) April 12, 2026
🇭🇺 Hungary Parliament – Results
72% reported
🟦 Tisza (Magyar): 53.8% ✅
🟥 Fidesz (Orbán): 38.2%
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Projected seats
🟦 Tisza (Magyar): 138 seats (supermajority)
🟥 Fidesz (Orbán): 54 seatsPéter Magyar will be Hungary’s next Prime Minister, ending 16 years of Orbán’s rule. pic.twitter.com/dIhbNKqqRv
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) April 12, 2026
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