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Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
Orban (incumbent PM)
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
16 years
shí liù nián
16年
in power
zhízhèng
执政
to mark
xuāngào
宣告
the end
zhōngjié
终结

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduì pài
反对派
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
Magyar
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
in
zài
April 12th
sì yuè shí èr rì
四月十二日
(structural particle)
de
parliamentary
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
(location marker)
zhōng
with
53.6 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ shí sān diǎn liù
53.6%
(structural particle)
de
vote share
dé piào lǜ
得票率
to defeat
jībài
击败
incumbent
xiànrèn
现任
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Orban
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
ending
zhōngjié
终结
his
stretching to
cháng dá
长达
16 years
shí liù nián
16年
(structural particle)
de
authoritarian
wēiquán
威权
rule
tǒngzhì
统治
Tisza Party
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
won
yíngdé
赢得
199-seat
yī bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ xí
199席
parliament
yìhuì
议会
among
zhōng
(structural particle)
de
138 seats
yī bǎi sān shí bā xí
138席
securing
qǔdé
取得
to amend
xiūgǎi
修改
the constitution
xiànfǎ
宪法
required
suǒ xū
所需
(structural particle)
de
two-thirds
sān fēn zhī èr
三分之二
absolute majority
juéduì duōshù
绝对多数

April 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
on (formal date marker)
April 12th
sì yuè shí èr rì
四月十二日
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
parliamentary
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
opposition party
zài yě dǎng
在野党
Tisza Party
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
in one sweep
yī jǔ
一举
secured
qǔdé
取得
overwhelming
yā dǎo xìng
压倒性
victory
shènglì
胜利
its
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
Peter Magyar
Bǐdé Mǎ yǎ ěr
彼得·马雅尔
with
53.6 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ shí sān diǎn liù
53.6%
(structural particle)
de
vote share
dé piào lǜ
得票率
defeated
jībài
击败
incumbent
xiànrèn
现任
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Viktor Orban
Wéikè tuō Ōu ěr bān
维克托·欧尔班
the latter
hòuzhě
后者
only
jǐn
received
huò
37.8 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān shí qī diǎn bā
37.8%
Tisza Party
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
in
zài
199-seat
yī bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ xí
199席
(structural particle)
de
parliament
yìhuì
议会
(location marker)
zhōng
won
yíngdé
赢得
138 seats
yī bǎi sān shí bā xí
138席
securing
qǔdé
取得
to amend
xiūgǎi
修改
constitution
xiànfǎ
宪法
required
suǒ xū
所需
(structural particle)
de
two-thirds
sān fēn zhī èr
三分之二
supermajority
juéduì duōshù
绝对多数
voter turnout
tóupiào lǜ
投票率
reached
76.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī qī shí liù diǎn wǔ
76.5%
setting
chuàng xià
创下
Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
post-communist
hòu gòngchǎnzhǔyì
后共产主义
era
shídài
时代
(structural particle)
de
highest
zuìgāo
最高
record
jìlù
纪录
Orban
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
after
zài
vote counting
jì piào
计票
concluded
jiéshù hòu
结束后
immediately
suí jí
随即
conceded
chéngrèn
承认
electoral defeat
bài xuǎn
败选
to
xiàng
Magyar
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
expressed
biǎoshì
表示
congratulations
zhùhè
祝贺
Magyar
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
was originally
yuán wéi
原为
Orban
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
(structural particle)
de
loyal
zhōngshí
忠实
supporter
zhīchí zhě
支持者
in recent years
jìn nián
近年
due to
yīn
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
corruption
fǔbài
腐败
issues
wèntí
问题
from him
yǔ qí
与其
broke away
juéliè
决裂
and in
bìng yú
并于
2023
èr líng èr sān nián
2023年
founded
chuànglì
创立
the Tisza Party
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
this
cǐ cì
此次
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
result
jiéguǒ
结果
is expected to
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
reshape
chóng sù
重塑
Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
and
the EU
Ōuméng
欧盟
(structural particle)
de
relations
guānxi
关系
EU
Ōuméng
欧盟
already
withheld
zàn kòu
暂扣
(structural particle)
de
approximately 90 billion euros
yuē jiǔ bǎi yì ōuyuán
约900亿欧元
aid funds
yuán kuǎn
援款
may
huò jiāng
或将
be released
jiědòng
解冻
EU
Ōuméng
欧盟
officials
guānyuán
官员
stated
biǎoshì
表示
Magyar
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
(structural particle)
de
election win
shèng xuǎn
胜选
carries
jùyǒu
具有
historic
lìshǐ xìng
历史性
significance
yìyì
意义
multiple countries
duō guó
多国
governments
zhèngfǔ
政府
also
expressed
biǎoshì
表示
welcome
huānyíng
欢迎

New Words

Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
Hungary
xuǎnjǔ
选举
election
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
Tisza Party
shènglì
胜利
victory
lǐngxiù
领袖
leader
zǒnglǐ
总理
prime minister
yìhuì
议会
parliament
fǔbài
腐败
corruption
Ōuméng
欧盟
European Union
yuán kuǎn
援款
aid funds

News in English

China & World

Peter Magyar Wins Hungary Election, Ending Viktor Orban 16-Year Rule

Hungary opposition leader Peter Magyar defeated incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban on April 12 with 53.6 percent of the vote, ending his 16-year rule. The Tisza Party won 138 of 199 parliamentary seats, securing a two-thirds supermajority.

Hungary held parliamentary elections on April 12th. The opposition Tisza Party secured an overwhelming victory in one sweep. Its leader, Peter Magyar, defeated the incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban with a vote share of 53.6 percent, while the latter received only 37.8 percent.

The Tisza Party won 138 seats out of the 199-seat parliament, achieving the supermajority required to amend the constitution. Voter turnout reached 76.5 percent, setting a record in Hungary's post-communist era.

Orban immediately conceded electoral defeat after vote counting concluded and expressed congratulations to Magyar. Magyar was originally a loyal supporter of Orban but broke away from him in recent years due to government corruption issues and founded the Tisza Party in 2023.

The election result is expected to reshape Hungary's relations with the EU. The EU had withheld approximately 90 billion euros in aid funds, which may now be released. EU officials stated that Magyar's election victory carries historic significance, and multiple governments also expressed welcome.

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