Europe · 3 April 2026 to 16 April 2026 · 22 headlines · Al Jazeera, BBC News, South China Morning Post, New York Times, Fox News, Wall Street Journal
Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years
Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years: a running story on the front pages of 6 newsrooms from 3 April 2026 to 16 April 2026, 22 headlines over 14 days.
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16 April 2026
- Al Jazeera Hungary’s Magyar urges president to quit, vows to overhaul state media
- BBC News Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary's president
15 April 2026
- New York Times The Man Who Defeated Viktor Orban
14 April 2026
- Al Jazeera Is Magyar’s election win the end of the EU’s troubles with Hungary?
- Al Jazeera Who is Peter Magyar, Hungary’s new leader who trounced Viktor Orban?
- Al Jazeera Orban was defeated in Hungary, but Orbanism lives on
- South China Morning Post Why Beijing isn’t panicking over Hungarian PM Orban’s stunning election defeat
- BBC News Who is Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar?
13 April 2026
- BBC News Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power as Hungarian opposition wins election landslide
- New York Times Who Is Peter Magyar, the Man Who Toppled Viktor Orban?
- BBC News 'A truly historic moment': BBC reports from Hungary as Viktor Orbán concedes election
- Al Jazeera Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years
- Al Jazeera World reacts to Peter Magyar defeating Viktor Orban, Hungary’s longtime PM
- South China Morning Post Viktor Orban concedes defeat as Hungarian voters end his 16-year rule
- Fox News Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as opposition leader heads for potential supermajority win
- Wall Street Journal Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Concedes Defeat in Election
- Al Jazeera JD Vance slams Zelenskyy comments on Orban ahead of Hungary election
6 April 2026
- South China Morning Post Orban on the brink: could Hungary’s election dent China’s influence in Europe?
- BBC News Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM fighting to stay in power after 16 years?