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Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026.
| Photo Credit: Reuters
Just a few years ago, Peter Magyar applauded Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s speeches from a front row seat before emerging as the nationalist leader’s most serious challenger in his 16 years in power.
“They called me the ‘eternal opposition’ within [Orban’s party] Fidesz,” he told AFP soon after bursting into prominence in 2024 as the government faced a presidential pardon scandal involving a child abuser’s accomplice.
Published – April 13, 2026 06:49 am IST
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