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I watched Hungary’s 16-year Viktor Orbán era crumble | BBC News

2026-04-15 News & Politics
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Hungary has seen a historic election result. After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been ousted from the role. Péter Magyar’s Tisza party won a comfortable "super majority" with two-thirds of the seats in parliament, meaning the party will be able to change the constitution. The defeat will mean a huge reset of Hungary's relationships with the rest of the world. Orbán has been a close partner of both US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, and he had become a big thorn in the side of the EU and Ukraine. The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler was in Budapest as the election unfolded, and takes you with her in this video as a historic defeat takes place. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Hungary #VictorOrban #HungaryElection #Europe #BBCNews 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Election eve party 01:16 - Who are the candidates? 01:49 - Trump and Putin 03:04 - Orbán’s Village 03:48 - Speaking to voters 04:54 - Orbán’s final rally 06:02 – Election Day 07:13 – Result and celebrations

Top Comments (10)

@BBCNews 2026-04-15

How do you think the change in leadership will impact Hungary?

108 78 replies
@istvanpapp566 2026-04-15

“They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds”

692 10 replies
@aam50 2026-04-15

Apart from the news being reported, this is a fascinating insight into how the job of reporting is done.

364 12 replies
@dathat555 2026-04-17

From the USA, well done Hungary, well done.

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@george4364 2026-04-15

From Romania ❤🤍💚

547 11 replies
@lucianblaga7036 2026-04-17

Thank you ppl of Hungary! From Romania

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@magdalenaganschinietz2230 2026-04-15

Happy to see so many people full of joy and smiles. Whenever I was in Hungary in the last years everything felt strange. Now I’m really looking forward to visit again.

113 2 replies
@neildeeley4177 2026-04-15

Budapest is one of the best cities I have ever been to. I would much rather live there than Paris, Berlin or New York

332 27 replies
@unsee-m8v 2026-04-16

Best news in a long time! Congratulations to Hungary from Denmark

142 1 replies
@EdwinWeel 2026-04-15

Congratulations Hungary with Peter Magyar 🎉❤ ! Greetings from Edwin,city of Eindhoven,The Netherlands !

326 22 replies

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