Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after ‘painful’ election result

Orbán concedes defeat after what he described as a ‘painful but unambiguous’ election result, less than three hours after polls closed on Sunday. ‘I congratulated the victorious party,’ the rightwing populist told supporters in Budapest after a landslide win by Péter Magyar’s Tisza party. ‘We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well,’ he said

Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power