Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat Sunday in the country’s parliamentary election, calling the result «clear» and «painful» as partial vote counts showed a decisive win for opposition leader Péter Magyar.

Magyar said Orbán phoned him to concede, according to a post on social media.

With roughly 53% of votes counted, projections showed Magyar’s Tisza party on track for a landslide victory that could give it a two-thirds parliamentary supermajority.

The result could mark a dramatic political shift in Hungary, where Orbán has led the country for more than a decade.

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Orbán, a close ally of President Donald Trump, had received strong backing from the White House in the final days of the campaign.

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President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orbán as he arrives at the White House on November 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Days before the election, Trump reiterated his support for Orbán in a post on Truth Social.

«My Administration stands ready to use the full economic might of the United States to strengthen Hungary’s Economy, as we have done for our great allies in the past, if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian People ever need it,» Trump said. «We are excited to invest in the future prosperity that will be generated by Orbán’s continued leadership!»

Trailing in opinion polls ahead of the vote, Orbán faced his most serious electoral challenge since 2010, with surveys showing Magyar’s Tisza party holding a significant lead.

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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.  (Alex Brandon, Pool/AP Photo)

Orbán, who has led Hungary for 16 years, has drawn scrutiny from the European Union over his positions on migration, Russia’s war against Ukraine and his government’s policies, while maintaining strong support among many rural and older voters.

His strained relationship with the European Union stems in part from his stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine, his firm support of Israel and his hardline position on migration, which has led to financial penalties from the bloc.

During Orbán’s time in power, Hungary’s economy has grown relatively quickly for an EU country, though inflation has remained elevated and business sentiment has been negative in recent years.

Before the vote, Orbán had expressed confidence in his campaign, calling it «a great national moment on our side» and telling reporters, «I’m here to win.»

Magyar, meanwhile, framed the election as a turning point for the country’s future, warning that Hungary’s direction in recent years had drifted from its Western alliances.

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«I think this really will be a referendum on our country’s place in the world,» Magyar said.

Fox News Digital’s Eric Mack and Simon Constable contributed to this report.

El sospechado enriquecimiento ilícito del jefe de Gabinete que investiga la Justicia argentina ya se comenta en España, donde la prensa compara a Manuel Adorni con el ex ministro de Pedro Sánchez que está preso y afronta en estos días un juicio por presunta corrupción.

“Milei ya tiene su ‘Ábalos’: Adorni, jefe de gabinete y su mano derecha, es imputado por enriquecimiento ilegal”, titula este domingo uno de los artículos el diario online El Español.

La comparación alude a José Luis Ábalos, ex ministro de Transportes y ex secretario de organización del PSOE -el partido que lidera el presidente Sánchez-, acusado de haber cobrado coimas en la compra de barbijos durante los primeros tiempos de la pandemia y por la adjudicación de obras públicas a empresas privadas durante su gestión al frente del ministerio.

Ábalos está encarcelado desde noviembre del año pasado, con prisión preventiva y sin fianza. El 6 de abril comenzó el primero de los juicios que el exministro deberá afrontar.

La Fiscalía Anticorrupción pide para él 24 años de cárcel por el rosario de delitos que se les adjudican: organización criminal, malversación, tráfico de influencias, cohecho continuado y utilización de información privilegiada.

El exministro es juzgado por la Sala en lo penal del Tribunal Supremo ya que conservaba inmunidad parlamentaria por ser diputado, aunque dejó su banca en enero de este año.

Este juicio afecta también a su exchofer y exasesor Koldo García y al intermediario Víctor de Aldama, quien representaba a la empresa que habría pagado las comisiones indebidas.

El escándalo hundió a Pedro Sánchez en su crisis más profunda desde que asumió en el Palacio de la Moncloa en 2018.

Ábalos, quien había sido su colaborador más cercano en las primarias dentro del Partido Socialista y luego se había sumado a su gabinete, dejó de ser ministro en 2021, cuando el presidente lo relevó sin mayores explicaciones.

Pero regresó al Congreso con una banca, cuando Sánchez lo incluyó en las listas de diputados de las elecciones anticipadas que convocó en 2023.

En febrero de 2024, con el estallido de las denuncias por corrupción, el PSOE lo obligó a renunciar y lo expulsó del grupo parlamentario socialista. Pero Ábalos no dejó su acta de diputado hasta enero de este año.

En su artículo de este domingo, El Español destaca: “El patrimonio de Manuel Adorni se ha multiplicado en los últimos meses, con adquisiciones de viviendas de lujo y altos gastos de viaje”.

De tendencia liberal, este medio online fue creado en 2015 por Pedro J. Ramírez, exfundador y director del diario El Mundo.

En 2014 y luego de 25 años en la conducción del periódico, Ramírez fue desplazado de ese puesto. Él atribuyó su salida, polémica y muy mediática, a enfrentamientos con el poder de turno. Por entonces gobernaba Mariano Rajoy, del Partido Popular.

Ya desde su nuevo medio, el periodista que estuvo casado con la diseñadora Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, fue muy crítico del presidente Javier Milei cuando, en 2024, calificó a la esposa de Pedro Sánchez -que estaba siendo investigada- como “corrupta” durante un acto del partido Vox en Madrid.

“Siento vergüenza que Milei se llame liberal. Una persona que se comporta de esa manera no puede ser definido como liberal -dijo Ramírez en aquel momento-. La base del liberalismo está en la tolerancia y la aceptación del distinto. El primer atributo de un liberal tiene que ser la educación. Y tiene que ser integral, no me sirve que lo sea sólo en materia económica.”

Junto a la nota sobre el jefe del gabinete Adorni, El Español recuerda este domingo otro episodio que desgasta al presidente argentino: “Javier Milei afirma que difundió pero ‘no promocionó’ la criptomoneda $LIBRA y se niega a asumir responsabilidad”, ofrece la web en un link que remite a un artículo publicado de febrero del año pasado.

Es su edición dominical, vuelven a hacer foco sobre la política de nuestro país: “Los escándalos de corrupción que salpican al gobierno argentino de Javier Milei desde semanas atrás han invertido la imagen presidencial ante la opinión pública”, dice el medio español.

Pope Leo XIV starts a four-nation visit to Africa Monday, visiting the fastest-growing continent for the Catholic Church as he embarks on his fourth foreign trip since becoming pontiff in 2025.

While the trip does not include the continent’s most populous nation of Nigeria — where thousands of the faithful have been killed for their religious beliefs — it begins in the Muslim-majority country of Algeria.

The Vatican has called the trip «A pilgrim in Africa.» The main themes Leo is expected to address include peace, migration, the environment, young people and the family, according to the Holy See. He will make 25 speeches in four of Africa’s main languages — French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.

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Analysts and clerics are keen to stress the overall importance of this visit to the continent. «I believe the Holy Father is walking with the African church in the context of the global church,» Rev. Daniel Male, secretary of the Union of Augustinian Friars of Africa, told the Religion News Service. He added, «he is affirming the African churches’ growth and vibrancy and is also making a statement that the church has a preferential option for the poor and those at the margins.»

The Catholic OSV News added the visit «highlights peace efforts, the works of mercy, and the Catholic Church’s vibrant presence on the continent.»

The National Catholic Register stated that in 1910 Africa was home to less than 1 million Catholics. The latest figures available for 2024 estimate there are now 288 million.

Thousands of Catholics greeted Pope Francis when he visited Kinshasa, Congo, in Feb, 2023.  (Jerome Delay/AP Photo)

Commenting on his absence from Nigeria, Frans Cronje, African-based analyst at the Yorktown Foundation for Freedom, told Fox News Digital «Given Nigeria’s role as the epicenter of the terror threat faced by Africa’s Christians, it will be disappointing to many of them to learn that the pope has left that country off his Africa agenda. The country has become ground zero for the global Islamist terror threat.»

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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Urbi et Orbi blessing — Latin for «to the city of Rome and to the world» — from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

The pontiff must be invited to a country by the host government. Analysts say that the government of Nigeria may feel a papal visit may be too sensitive at this time. But the Nigerian government did not respond to requests for comment on this issue by Fox News Digital.

Details of the trip include:

Algeria: April 13 to April 15

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The Vatican’s yearbook for 2025, the Annuario Pontificio, states Catholics number 8,740 out of a population of 46–48 million. The pope is believed to be coming to Algeria to visit the ancient city of Hippo, now called Annaba. The city was home to St. Augustine, the ‘doctor of the church.’ Pope Leo is the first pontiff to belong to the Augustinian Order.

He is also expected to emphasize interfaith dialogue with Islam when he visits the Great Mosque of Algiers. This is one of the biggest in the world, capable of accommodating up to 120,000 people.

Algeria prepares for visit of Pope Leo XIV (Fateh Guidoum/AP Photo)

The 2026 Open Doors World Watch List placed Algeria in the 20th position for Christian persecution. It said 47 churches of the Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) have been closed by the authorities.

The Associated Press reported that Algerian authorities rejected a Vatican request for Leo to visit to Médéa to pray at the Tibhirine monastery, the place where seven French Trappist monks were kidnapped and killed May 21, 1996, by Islamic extremists during the country’s civil war.

Cameroon: April 15 to April 18

The Catholic EWTN organization reports that Catholics make up between 30% and 35% of the population of some 30 million.

The pope will preside over five public Masses and addresses in three cities. He will also meet with vulnerable children at the Ngul Zamba Orphanage in the capital city of Yaoundé.

A local sits beneath hanging Catholic devotional scarves and banners, including images of Our Lady of Fatima, Jesus Christ and Pope Leo XIV, outside Our Lady of Fatima Parish, a church identified by Catholic officials as one of the sites expected to be visited by Pope Leo XIV during a planned trip to the country, in Luanda, Angola, April 12, 2026 (Cesar Muginga/ Reuters)

Angola: April 18 to April 21

In the latest government census, some 56% of Angola’s population identified as being Catholic.

The most significant part of the pope’s visit to Angola is expected to be when he goes to the town of Muxima, where he will pray at a shrine to the Virgin Mary, known locally as «Mama Muxima», or «mother of the heart.» This is said to be the spiritual home for many Angolans, drawing over two million pilgrims to visit it every year.

Pope Leo XIV will visit Angola in April 2026. (Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)

Equatorial Guinea: April 21 to April 23

The Vatican has stated that approximately 80% of the population of Equatorial Guinea are Catholic. Leo will hold several Masses and addresses, and will visit a new psychiatric hospital and a prison. The Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Sampaka, Malabo, was only inaugurated in December and is the country’s first modern specialized mental health facility. It collaborates with France’s Hospital Saint-Anne in Paris.

 In a potentially controversial move, the pope will also visit a prison in Bata notorious for reports of inmate torture and abuse.

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The Vatican did not respond to Fox News Digital questions by press time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.