Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat in the general election, ending 16 years of controversial rule that saw him become a favourite of Donald Trump and Valdimir Putin.

“I congratulated the victorious party,″ Orbán told supporters in Budapest. “We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well.”

Initial official results show opposition leader Peter Magyar’s party dominating the election.

Magyar posted on Facebook that “Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just congratulated me on the phone on our victory.”

With 60% of the vote counted, Magyar’s Tisza party had more than 52% support to 38% for Orbán’s governing Fidesz party.

It brings to an end the Orbán era of government, which saw him remain almost constantly at odds with the European Union.

He repeatedly frustrated EU efforts to support Ukraine in its war against Russia’s full-scale invasion, while cultivating close ties to Putin and refusing to end Hungary’s dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports.

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