Viktor Orbán's Hungarian experiment runs out of steam
Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.
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"Tonight we celebrate, but tomorrow, we start work."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
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Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.
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