Viktor Orbán's defeat due to arrogance and corruption, says Hungarian professor in UCC

Hungary's new leader Péter Magyar, a pro-European reformer, has promised to deliver a fundamental change to its political culture

Viktor Orban conceded defeat in Hungary's parliamentary elections to Peter Magyar, a former government insider and political newcomer who has promised "system change'. Photo:Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images

Arrogance and corruption led to Viktor Orbán's downfall after 16 years, according to a Hungarian professor working in University College Cork.

The autocratic leader Orbán, a close ally of both US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, lost by a decisive margin in the vote held on Sunday, in what was the highest turnout in Hungary’s democratic history.