Péter Magyar has won a resounding victory in the Hungarian parliamentary election, with his centre-right, pro-European Tisza party securing 138 of 199 seats. It can now govern unchallenged with a two-thirds majority. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who had become increasingly authoritarian since taking power in 2010, has ceded defeat for his far-right populist Fidesz. Voter turnout was unusually high at 79.5 percent.
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