Hungary Votes Out Orbán After 16 Years of Authoritarian Rule

Péter Magyar’s opposition party is projected to win a two-thirds parliamentary majority, ending the rule of Europe’s longest-serving autocrat and dealing a blow to Trump, Putin, and the global far-rig

Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday night after what he called a “painful” but “clear” result, ending 16 years as Hungary’s prime minister following a parliamentary election that delivered a landslide to opposition leader Péter Magyar and his Tisza party.

With just over half of precincts counted, Tisza stood at 52.49 percent against Fidesz’s 38.83 per…