April 13, 2026
On Sunday, it happened: Viktor Orban was defeated. In an election with the highest voter turnout in Hungarys democratic history, Peter Magyar’s Tisza Party won a two-thirds supermajority, enough to alter the constitution that Orban had rewritten to shore up his power.
Some admirers of Orban have argued that the fact that he lost proves he was never an autocrat to begin with. What it really demonstrates, however, is that opposition to Fidesz was so strong it was able to overwhelm all the structures Orban put in place to protect his rule: wildly distorted voting districts, a captured media, state-sponsored propaganda, local patronage networks, and widespread threats and intimidation.
hopefully they already have a plan on how to reverse the rules and constitutional changes implemented by orban. In order to change Hungarian constitution back to democratic rules. If they only start to discuss this now, it will be difficult to implement and impede the autocratic powers from gaining power ever again.
They’ve secured a supermajority, if my read of the results is right. So, the latitude for serious changes is pretty wide.