Khaberni - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on Sunday, acknowledged his defeat in the general elections, after preliminary official results showed the opposition party, led by Peter Magyar, ahead.
Orban said the election result was clear and painful, and that he congratulated the winning party, adding that he will serve his nation from the opposition and will never give up, he said.
This defeat deprives both the U.S. President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the Russian President Vladimir Putin, of a prominent ally and friend in the European Union.
It is likely that this defeat will end Hungary's role as an opponent within the European Union, paving the way for a EUR 90 billion (105 billion dollars) loan to war-torn Ukraine, which the Prime Minister had been blocking.
This could also eventually lead to the release of EU funds earmarked for Hungary, which the bloc had suspended due to what Brussels described as Orban's lack of democratic standards.
This result deprives Putin of his main ally in the European Union and creates shock among the right-wing circles across the West, including the White House.
Orban, a nationalist and Eurosceptic, crafted a model for what is known as "illiberal democracy," which is seen as a reference for the "Make America Great Again" movement embraced by Trump and its admirers in Europe.
Prior to the elections, there was concern in Israel about losing Orban, one of its key allies inside the European Union, amid indicators at the time of diminishing odds against his competitor Peter Magyar.
The day before yesterday, Friday, Trump vowed to leverage the full economic power of the United States to aid Hungary if voters supported his ally Orban in the elections, a stance that riled Magyar who accused Washington of meddling in the elections.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to support Orban during the election campaign by sending a video message to a party event in Budapest.
