How the world reacted to Péter Magyar’s victory in Hungarian election

NewsWorldEuropeHow the world reacted to Péter Magyar’s victory in Hungarian electionViktor Orbán’s crushing defeat is resonating globally Ap Correspondent Monday 13 April 2026 11:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956503","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungary-orban-peter-magyar-orban-zelensky-b2956503.html","title":"How the world reacted to Péter Magyar’s victory in Hungarian election"}}ClosePéter Magyar delivers landslide Hungary election victory speechOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Viktor Orbán's crushing electoral defeat in Hungary is resonating globally.During his 16-year tenure, Mr Orbán's playbook of reshaping ins...