Viktor Orban re-elected as leader of Fidesz party

Viktor Orban was re-elected as the leader of the Fidesz party on Saturday after receiving 729 votes from 737 delegates at the party congress. This decision followed the defeat of Fidesz in the parliamentary elections held on April 12, which ended the party's 16-year rule. The Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, won the election with a two-thirds parliamentary majority, allowing them to potentially overturn previous constitutional changes. Despite internal pressure from some allies for him to resign, the 62-year-old Orban remains the leader and stated he accepts full responsibility for the electoral outcome. Orban addressed the assembly to confirm his intention to remain in politics and transition Fidesz into an effective opposition party. This marks the first significant challenge to his leadership since he became Prime Minister of Hungary in 2010. The party currently holds no other candidate for leadership.