Viktor Orbán congratulates opposition Tisza party on its victory

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat in Hungary’s parliamentary election, ending his 16 years in power.

In a speech at his Fidesz party headquarters, Orbán said the defeat is painful, but that the result was clear. He said he had congratulated the opposition Tisza party on its victory.

Results based on 46% of votes counted showed the centre-right, pro-EU Tisza party of Peter Magyar, winning 135 seats - or a crucial two-thirds majority - in the 199-member parliament, ahead of Orban's Fidesz party.

Pollsters predicted a record voter turnout, with Hungarian television showing long queues outside some voting stations in ​Budapest. Data at 1630 GMT, half an hour before polls were due to close, showed 77.8% of voters ⁠casting their ballots, up from 67.8% four years earlier.