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

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. Also in the programme: the US is set to begin a blockade of Iran's ports in an hour's time – we ask what it could achieve; President Trump denounces the Pope, who's arrived in Algeria at the start of a tour of Africa; and could microscopic fungi hold the key to future supplies of chocolate?IMAGE: Leader and prime ministerial candidate of the Hungarian opposition Tisza Party Peter Magyar holds a press conference after winning two-thirds of the votes in parliamentary elections, Budapest, Hungary, 13 April 2026 / CREDIT: Photo by TIBOR ILLYES/EPA/Shutterstock (16827419d))