Hungary's Orbán says he will not take his seat in parliament after election loss
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not take his seat in parliament after a landslide election loss.
He announced Saturday that he will focus on rebuilding his nationalist-populist political community.
Hungary's April 12 election ended Orbán's 16 years in power.
Voters overwhelmingly supported a center-right challenger promising to tackle corruption and restore democratic institutions.
The Tisza party, led by incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar, won a two-thirds majority.
Orbán said his party’s caucus would be “radically transformed.” He suggested he would remain president of his Fidesz party after its congress in June.
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