Hungary's Orban will not sit in parliament after election loss

Uniunea Europeana

BUDAPEST: Hungary's outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban said Saturday (Apr 25) he would step back from parliament after his coalition suffered a crushing election defeat that ended his 16 years in power. Orban lost on Apr 12 to political newcomer, conservative pro-EU Peter Magyar, whose party won a two-thirds parliamentary majority in a vote marked by record turnout in the central European country. The 62-year-old Orban, who has been a continuous presence in Hungary's parliament,

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