Viktor Orban gives up Parliament seat and Fidesz legislative leadership after election loss
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 25
Viktor Orban gives up Parliament seat and Fidesz legislative leadership after election loss
9 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 25
Orban, Hungary’s outgoing prime minister, will hand Fidesz’s parliamentary leadership to Gergely Gulyas after the party won just 52 seats to Tisza’s 141 in the April 12 election.
Orban says he will focus on rebuilding Fidesz’s "patriotic movement" outside Parliament, while Peter Magyar, Tisza’s leader, is set to become prime minister with a constitutional majority.
Orban’s decision ends his 36-year parliamentary career and 16-year premiership, marking a historic shift in Hungarian politics as Tisza prepares to reverse many of his reforms.
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