Viktor Orbán leaves parliament after
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Viktor Orbán leaves parliament after election loss

Hungary's outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will leave parliament after his coalition suffered a crushing election loss.

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"Since the mandate I won as the top candidate on the Fidesz-KDNP list is in fact a parliamentary mandate for Fidesz, I have decided to return it. Right now I am not needed in parliament, but in the reorganization of the national camp," he says in a video on Facebook.

Opposition leader Péter Magyar received a total of 141 out of 199 seats and won the election held on April 12. The victory puts an end to Orbán's 16 years in power.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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