Who is Péter Magyar and why does his victory over Viktor Orban matter to Trump? | BBC News

Péter Magyar has won the Hungarian election, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.

Preliminary election results, based on more than 98% of counted votes, put his Tisza party on course for an extraordinary 138 seats, with Orbán’s Fidesz on 55 and the far-right Our Homeland on six.

The landslide will not only allow Magyar to overturn Orbán’s increasingly unpopular domestic policies, but reset Hungary’s global relationships.

Orbán has been a close partner of both US President Donald Trump – earning an in-person appearance from US Vice-President JD Vance in the final week of the campaign – and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and he had become a big thorn in the side of the EU and Ukraine.

In this podcast, the BBC’s Europe Editor, Katya Adler explains: who is Péter Magyar? Is right or left wing and what does his party stand for?

She also discusses what Viktor Orban’s loss means for President Trump and J D Vance.

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Chapters:
00:00 Péter Magyar defeats Viktor Orbán
01:57 Who supported Viktor Orbán?
03:27 Why did Trump endorse Viktor Orbán?
06:00 How did Viktor Orbán rule in Hungary?
07:39 Why was Viktor Orbán controversial for the EU?
10:00 Who is Péter Magyar and what does he stand for?
11:35 Why was the election so controversial?
13:40 How is Putin’s Russia involved with Hungary?
16:00 How important is Orbán’s loss?