The change of power in Hungary

Orbán leaves his seat in the Hungarian parliament

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is leaving his seat in parliament after the stinging election defeat earlier in April, reports the AP.

In a video post on Facebook, he says that the Fidesz parliamentary group will take a new shape and that he will not be part of it.

– Right now I am not needed in parliament, but in the reorganization of the national camp.

Opposition candidate Péter Magyar and his Tisza party won a landslide victory, winning 141 of the 199 seats. Fidesz went from 135 to 52 seats and Orbán was elected as a member thanks to his place on the party list, writes the BBC.

A completely different Orbán becomes Foreign Minister in Hungary

Hungary's newly elected leader Péter Magyar has now appointed his deputy prime minister, who is also foreign minister. The choice has fallen on the politician, diplomat and businesswoman Anita Orbán.

Orbán will therefore be very visible in European contexts in the future. Today she is part of the Hungarian group that is in Brussels to negotiate with the EU Commission on Hungary's regaining access to frozen funds.

In a post on Facebook, she thanks him for the trust:

"It is a great honor and a great responsibility."

Orbán is a relatively common surname in Hungary and she is not related to the outgoing prime minister.