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E.U. revels in defeat of Hungary’s Orban, Trump ally who defied Brussels

BRUSSELS — In Brussels, where Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made an art form of obstructing European Union policies, the sigh of relief over Orban’s resounding election defeat on Sunday was nearly audible. Some who regarded Orban a longtime nemesis could barely mask their jubilation.

A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger,” the head of the E.U.’s executive branch, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, posted soon after the result emerged. The Hungarian leader conceded Sunday night to Peter Magyar, a conservative who promised to rebuild democratic institutions after 16 years of erosion under Orban, who reshaped the political system in his favor.

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