Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.

Crushed at the Polls, Hungary’s Former Ruling Party Licks Its Wounds

Outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, who help found the Fidesz party, said he would leave his Parliament seat but hoped to remain as head of his party.

By Andrew Higgins

Hungary's Orban will not sit in parliament after election defeat

After suffering a crushing defeat in the April 12 election after 16 years in power, Viktor Orban announced on Saturday that he was 'not needed in Parliament, but in the reorganization of the national camp.'

Orbán gives up parliamentary mandate in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is stepping down following the parliamentary election, has announced that he is giving up his parliamentary mandate but is willing to continue leading his party, Fidesz.

By Khrystyna Bondarieva,KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO

Hungary’s Orban won’t take up parliament seat after landslide loss, wants to lead renewal

Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would not take up his seat in parliament following his party’s landslide defeat in this month’s election but wants to stay on as Fidesz’s leader to lead a process of “renewal”. The most dominant figure in Hungarian politics since the fall of Communism in 1989, Orban has sat in Hungary’s legislature for 36 years without interruption, serving as premier for the past sixteen years. “I’m not needed in parliament now but in the reorganisation ...

By Bloomberg

Orbán steps back after a landslide loss, vowing to rebuild Hungary’s 'national side'

Hungary’s Orban will not sit in Parliament after election loss - The Straits Times

Hungary’s Orban will not sit in Parliament after election loss  The Straits Times

Hungary's Orban will not sit in parliament after election loss

Another U-turn from Péter Magyar as he Appoints a “FIDESZ hack” as Transport Minister

Péter Magyar announced on Friday that he had nominated Dávid Vitézy, a man he designated in the past as “without leadership qualities”, as Minister of Transport and Public Works. He will replace János Lázár, a FIDESZ veteran in the job. Vitézy is considered a competent transport specialist, albeit somewhat fluid in his political loyalties. He […] The post Another U-turn from Péter Magyar as he Appoints a “FIDESZ hack” as Transport Minister appeared first on Hungary Today.

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