The party is just starting for Hungarians

Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, holds a Hungarian flag during an election night event after parliamentary elections in Budapest on Sunday
By Thomas Escritt, Zoltan Simon and Marton Kasnyik
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In the end, the biggest surprise wasn't just how resoundingly Viktor Orban was ejected from power but how swiftly the Hungarian prime minister conceded the termination of his 16-year reign.As the sun set over the Danube on Sunday, with polls closed at 7 p.m., an eerie quiet had descended on Budapest
Two hours later, it gave way to an eruption of jubilation — honking cars, cheering in the streets and fireworks over the river — as results began to trickle in and rapidly pointed to a landslide.Turnout smashed records
An entire generation of young Hungarians who have grown up under Orban's iron-clad rule proved decisive in turning the tide.

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