Photos: Hungarians Cheer Orbán’s Loss
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A drone view shows people gathering to celebrate across the River Danube from the Parliament building, following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026.
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A man waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates in the streets after the announcement of partial results of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest on April 12, 2026.
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Péter Magyar, the Tisza-party candidate for Hungarian prime minister, greets supporters in Budapest after he won the parliamentary election on April 12, 2026.
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Supporters of the Tisza party hold up glowing torches and light tubes during an election-night rally in Budapest on April 12, 2026.
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Young supporters celebrate in Budapest early on April 13, 2026, after Péter Magyar’s Tisza party defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in the country’s parliamentary elections.
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Revelers are seen in the streets of Budapest on April 13, 2026, as thousands gathered after closing polls pointed to a victory for the Tisza opposition party. Last year, drone footage of zebras running on a luxury estate owned by a wealthy friend of Viktor Orbán’s turned into a rallying image, with the zebras becoming symbols of corruption under Orbán’s government.
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Supporters of the Tisza party hold up glowing torches and light tubes during the election-night rally in Budapest on April 12, 2026.
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Supporters of the Tisza party celebrate during election night on the banks of the River Danube with the Parliament building in the background, on April 12, 2026.
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Tisza-party supporters celebrate, holding glowing torches and light tubes in Budapest on April 12, 2026.
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Prime Minister–Elect Péter Magyar delivers a speech in Budapest on April 12, 2026, after winning the general election.
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Joyful revelers greet one another in an underground metro station as they celebrate the resounding Tisza-party win in Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Budapest.
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One of a group of celebrants in an underground metro station gives a thumbs-down while showing live video of the concession statement of Hungarian Prime Minister and Fidesz-party leader Viktor Orbán on April 12, 2026, in Budapest.
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People celebrate in a metro station following partial results on the day of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, April 12, 2026.
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People gather to celebrate across the River Danube from the Parliament building, following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026.