Péter Magyar wins the Hungarian election by a landslide

彼得·马加尔以压倒性优势赢得匈牙利选举!

Global News Podcast

2026-04-13

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Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, has promised closer ties with the European Union - and an anti-corruption drive - after winning the Hungarian election. The 45-year-old defeated Viktor Orbán, of the Fidesz party, who had ruled the country for 16 years. Also, Iran has said it won't submit to threats from the US after President Trump said the American military would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz from Monday afternoon. Peru's election authority says it will be reopening some polls after tens of thousands of people were unable to vote in Sunday's Presidential election. We hear how a lack of basic sanitation in Zambia is putting mothers at high risk of maternal sepsis. French film director, Francois Ozon, talks about adapting the work of philosopher Albert Camus. And, in golf, Rory McIlroy has become only the fourth man ever to win successive Masters titles. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • Hello, I'm Ankur Desai and in the early hours of Monday the 13th of April, these are our main stories.

  • Peter Meijer wins a landslide election victory in Hungary,

  • unseating Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years in power.

  • Iran reacts defiantly to President Trump's announcement that the US military will blockade all maritime traffic

  • to and from Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • And Peru says it will reopen some polls after tens of thousands of people were unable

  • to vote in the country's presidential election.

  • Also in this podcast.

  • I thought it was so difficult to win last year because of trying to win the Masters and the Grand Slam.

  • And then this year I realized it's just really difficult to win the Masters.

  • Rory McIlroy makes golfing history at the Masters,

  • becoming only the fourth player ever to win golf's biggest tournament twice in a row.

  • The European Union's longest-serving leader has conceded power,

  • and there is now a new prime minister in charge of Hungary.

  • Peter Modya has been greeted like a rock star in the Hungarian capital after the party

  • of the opposition leader won a landslide election victory.

  • It heralds sweeping change in Hungary after 16 years under Viktor Orban, with ramifications across Europe.

  • The outgoing PM is a friend of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and had often been a thorn in the side of Brussels,

  • repeatedly blocking funding for Ukraine, which he accused of trying to force his country into war with Russia.