Opposition supporters share their joy after Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election

(12 Apr 2026)
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Budapest, Hungary - 12 April 2026
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of Tisza party supporters in streets
2. Various of supporters celebrating, chanting UPSOUND (Hungarian): "Ole, ole Hungary"
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrien Rixer, Hungarian living in UK:
”I came back home from London, because I really wanted to make my vote count, and I’m over the moon, I just can’t believe it. And I hope we are going to get 2/3 and then, oh my God, finally I can say that I’m a proud Hungarian, finally after 16 years.”
4. Various of celebrations, chanting UPSOUND (Hungarian): "Ole, ole Hungary"
5. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Lukacs Toth, resident:
”It's a fantastic feeling that we finally got rid of mafia state. Truly indescribable.”
6. Various of people celebrating, chanting UPSOUND (Hungarian): "It is over, it is over"
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Kovacs, resident:
”It’s hard to see in light of the previous government, it's hard to see that with 2/3 it's going to be a fair government but we will see, we will see what's happening. Let's hope that it is going to be a promising four years.”
8. Various of celebrations
STORYLINE:
Celebrations in Budapest continued on Sunday with supporters of Péter Magyar’s Tisza party partying in the streets after ousting long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power.

Election victor Péter Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist who campaigned against corruption and on everyday issues like health care and public transport, has pledged to rebuild Hungary's relationships with the European Union and NATO — ties that frayed under Orbán.

European leaders quickly congratulated Magyar.

It's not yet clear whether Magyar’s Tisza party will have the two-thirds majority in parliament, which would give it the numbers needed for major changes in legislation.

With 77% of the vote counted, it had more than 53% support to 38% for Orbán’s governing Fidesz party.

It's a stunning blow for Orbán, a close ally of both U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Orbán conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result.

Turnout by 6:30 p.m. was over 77%, according to the National Election Office, a record number in any election in Hungary’s post-Communist history.

AP Video shot by Florent Bajrami

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