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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)

@istvanpapp566 2026-04-15

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

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@george4364 2026-04-15

From Romania ❤🤍💚

359 7 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

252 22 replies
@aam50 2026-04-15

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

251 10 replies
@MariaFinta-v5o 2026-04-15

Of course he lost..How long can you only sell illusions and fear, without doing anything concrete.

138 21 replies
@zsuzsannamagyari2844 2026-04-15

We did it. 🇭🇺 ❤

92 14 replies
@BBCNews 2026-04-15

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

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@BackUp-z4t 2026-04-16

Time well tell.

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@bohusd 2026-04-17

Well done BBC for shifting towards more authentic YouTube style reporting than the classic TV 👏🏼

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@krisztim7344 2026-04-16

3:41 ah u forgot the zebras 😂

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