For over a decade and a half, Viktor Orbán stood as one of the most consequential and controversial leaders of Europe, a figure who reshaped Hungary into what he openly described as an “illiberal democracy. ” His dominance seemed unassailable. Yet the 2026 parliamentary election has delivered a decisive rupture. Hungary’s voters, in record numbers, have brought an end to Orbán’s 16-year rule, handing a sweeping mandate to Péter Magyar and his Tisza party....