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Hungary's incumbent prime minister [[Viktor Orbán]] declared victory on Sunday night, with partial results showing his Fidesz party leading the vote by a wide margin. Addressing his supporters after the partial results, Orban said: "We won a victory so big that you can see it from the moon, and you can certainly see it from Brussels".<ref name=":0" /> Opposition leader [[Péter Márki-Zay|Peter Marki-Zay]] admitted defeat shortly after Orban's speech.<ref name=":1" /> ''[[Reuters]]'' described it as a "crushing victory".<ref name=":2" />
The election had been predicted to be closer than in previous years, but Fidesz still held a 5-6 percentage point lead in the polls leading up to the vote.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Clinch |first=Matt |date=2022-04-03 |title=Nationalist Viktor Orban declares victory in Hungary election |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/03/hungary-election-prime-minister-viktor-orban-and-fidesz-in-nationwide-vote.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] deployed a full monitoring mission for the vote.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=OSCE Monitors Hungarian Elections Amid Voter Fraud Fears |url=https://www.rferl.org/
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