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Earthquake in Hungary: Orbán defeated after 16 years in power

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Earthquake in Hungary: Orbán defeated after 16 years in power
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Hungarian voters have ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, delivering a stunning rebuke to one of the Western world's most entrenched populist leaders.Why it matters: The political earthquake in Hungary, where Vice President Vance was dispatched to campaign for Orbán in the final days of the election, will ripple far beyond Budapest.State of play: Péter Magyar, a 45-year-old former Fidesz insider who broke with Orbán two years ago and built the upstart Tisza party into a p

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