{"id":1005273,"date":"2026-04-12T23:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1005273"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:38:05","slug":"breaking-news-hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-in-sundays-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/breaking-news-hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-in-sundays-parliamentary-elections-id1005273.html","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban concedes defeat in Sunday\u2019s parliamentary elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has conceded defeat in Sunday\u2019s parliamentary elections. In a speech delivered at Fidesz headquarters, he has said: \u201cThe election result is not\u00a0 final yet, but it is understandable and clear. The result is painful for us, but clear. The responsibility and the opportunity to govern were not given to us. I congratulated the winner.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In turn, Tisza leader, Peter Magyar, has posted a message on Facebook, just minutes before the speech: \u201cPrime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n congratulated us on the victory by phone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Magyar has promised major changes in Hungary, laying emphasis on democratic values, the fight against corruption, efforts to improve public services, education and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the Hungarian elections are also crucial for the future of the European Union, as Viktor Orban has become a strong voice of Euroscepticism in the last decade as well as an ally of Vladimir Putin, after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. 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