European leaders are welcoming Péter Magyar's election victory in Hungary and the fall from power of long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Peter Magyar has claimed a historic victory in Hungary’s elections, ousting Trump and Putin ally Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power. Hungarians took to the polls on Sunday in what Mr Magyar’s Tisza party called a “now or never” moment to topple Europe’s longest-serving leader.

By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, April 12 (Reuters) - When Peter Magyar was a child, he taped a photo of Viktor Orban nL8N3ZL0R8, then an anti-Communist firebrand, on his bedroom wall, thrilled by Hungary's first democratic elections in 1990.

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok said a historic parliamentary election that’s become a referendum on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule was orderly and will signal direction for the nation.

BUDAPEST — Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign in Budapest has come to an end after he conceded defeat in the Hungarian election to challenger Péter Magyar. With almost all votes counted Sunday night, Magyar looked set to win 138 seats in the 199-seat parliament, a supermajority that will grant him wide powers to reform Hungary.

By Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, April 12 (Reuters) - Hungary's veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban lost power to the upstart centre-right Tisza party in Sunday's national election after 16 years in office,

Viktor Orban and his nationalist Fidesz party are under pressure as he seeks his fifth successive term in office. Defeat could have far-reaching implications for Hungary, the EU, Ukraine and beyond. Follow the latest.