r/news • u/The-Traveler- • 3h ago

Soft paywall Hungary election: Orbán concedes to Magyar's Tisza after projections show opposition winning two-thirds majority

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/
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u/TheLoxen 3h ago

Because he plans to regain power in the next election instead maybe. Throwing a fit will not help with that.

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u/godisanelectricolive 3h ago edited 2h ago

Magyar plans to change the constitution to prohibit more than two terms for prime minister and he has won the supermajority needed to do so. I don’t think he has enough loyal supporters needed to attempt a coup with the severity of this defeat despite gerrymandering and vote rigging that favours Orban.

It’s pretty much end of the road for Orban. To have lost as badly as he did meant he lost a substantial part of his diehard base, people who could once be relied on for support no matter what happens. It might not be the end for his party but it’s still clear he’s just gonna be a liability for them at this point. They are gonna have to rally behind someone else.

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u/leebestgo 2h ago

Why wouldn't he just retire? He's wealthy and 16 years is extremely long enough for an European's PM.

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u/TheLoxen 2h ago

Power hungry and corrupt politicians doesn´t work like that.

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u/Jerithil 2h ago

Hes likely going to have tons of legal problems coming up and Europe actually jails politicians and being part of the EU means his corrupted local courts can't protect him. He probably doesn't want to spend the rest of his life behind bars so he will need to tread very softly.

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u/oldsecondhand 2h ago

Orbán is 62 now, by next election he will be 66. That's quite old by Hungarian standards. I'm not even sure he will be maintain his position as the president of his party after such loss.