Hungary's Orban Will Not Take Up Parliament Seat After Landslide Loss
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-25 16:12 UTC
- Sources: South China Morning Post
Hungary's outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that he will not take up his seat in parliament after his party's landslide defeat. He wants to stay on as Fidesz's leader to lead a process of 'renewal'. The BBC reports that Orban has been the dominant figure in Hungarian politics since 1989.
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