Hungary's Orban will not sit in parliament after election loss

BUDAPEST — Hungary’s outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban said Saturday he would step back from parliament after his coalition suffered a crushing election defeat that ended his 16 years in power. Orban lost on April 12 to political newcomer, conservative pro-EU Peter Magyar, whose party won a two-thirds parliamentary majority in a vote marked by record turnout in the central European country. The 62-year-old Orban, who has been a continuous presence in Hungary’s parliament, the National Assembly, since 1990, has called for a “complete renewal” of his party last week. READ: Hungarian PM Orbán ousted after 16 years in […]... Keep on reading: Hungary's Orban will not sit in parliament after election loss

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