Shock and jubilation in Hungary as Orbán is voted out after 16 years
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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The election results in Hungary are seismic. After four consecutive terms under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, people voted overwhelmingly on Sunday for opposition leader Péter Magyar to take the country in a new direction. Also, as negotiations between the US and Iran fail, a discussion about how the dismantling of diplomatic expertise in the US has hindered current efforts to end the war. And, the largest international group representing commercial pilots is calling for pilots to have "final and non-negotiable" authority to refuse flights over conflict zones. Plus, a tribute to Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle, whose music has been a soundtrack for people's lives for multiple generations.
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| 0:00.0 | For 16 years, it was something many Hungarians could only dream of. |
| 0:14.1 | Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceding defeat. I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:18.9 | And I'm Marco Werman. What Hungary's changing of the Guard means for Europe. Plus, pilots flying |
| 0:24.2 | through the Middle East, they want final say on when it's safe to fly. There's been literally |
| 0:28.7 | no response from those airlines. Also, we'll break down the breakdown in U.S. Iran negotiations. |
| 0:35.3 | The thought that in just 21 hours, they were going to make big decisions, that was unlikely. |
| 0:41.3 | And we mourn Bollywood legend Asha Bosley, a voice beloved by millions. |
| 0:45.8 | She was the last of a certain set of singers who dominated playback singing for decades. |
| 0:53.4 | That's all today on the world. |
| 0:56.9 | This is the world. I'm Marco Werman. |
| 0:59.4 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:00.8 | After 16 years in power, the European Union's longest serving leader is out. |
| 1:06.4 | Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbani, self-proclaimed champion of illiberal democracy, |
| 1:11.9 | suffered a crushing defeat at the polls. |
| 1:22.5 | We didn't win small, but very, very big, the new Prime Minister Peter Mayor told a huge crowd yesterday in Budapest. |
| 1:32.3 | Together we changed the Orban regime. Together we liberated Hungary. We took our homeland back, he said. |
| 1:37.8 | Majority in Parliament came, despite Orban having the backing of both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. |
| 1:45.6 | Today, Mayor said he would maintain a pragmatic relationship with Moscow while remaining open to talks with Washington if the White |
| 1:51.2 | House reaches out. Across Europe, leaders have hailed the result as a win for democracy. To start us off, |
| 1:57.4 | I spoke with the World's Europe correspondent, Orla Berry, who's been closely following the election. |
| 2:02.6 | I started by asking what she's been hearing from people in the country who helped vote Orban out. |
| 2:08.0 | Many people are actually in a state of shock, Carolyn. |
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