Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat 54.1%
The Washington Post - By Mary Ilyushina, Catherine Belton - 4/12/2026, 9:00 AM
Framing Effect 56.9% - Biased Writer Voice 56.9% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 56.9%
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat Sunday in a major election loss that will reverberate in Washington and Moscow and bring an end to the 16-year rule of a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy who is a darling of MAGA-aligned American conservatives, an ally of the Kremlin and a proud antagonist of... more