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Magyar's pro-European party wins crucial majority in Hungary

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Péter Magyar's centre-right pro-European Tisza party wins crucial two thirds majority in Hungary. The landslide win ends Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power and opens the door to major changes. Newshour is live in Budapest where the news is sinking in; and we get reaction from Europe and Russia.

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13 Apr 10AM English United Kingdom News

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