Peta Maja has won a historic victory in Hungary's elections, bringing to an end Viktor Orban's 16 years in power. Orban had been a close partner of US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, whereas Maja wants a better relationship with the rest of the EU and Ukraine. Almost 80% of people who could turned out to vote, which broke records. Maja's Tisa party has won a huge majority, which will allow him to change both Orban's increasingly unpopular domestic policies and Hungary's global relationships. Let's have our first headline. This one is from BBC News. Orban era swept away by Peta Maja's Hungary election landslide. That headline again from BBC News.
Orban era swept away by Peta Maja's Hungary election landslide. Now this headline is about Peta Maja's election landslide in Hungary. A landslide in this context means a huge majority of votes in an election, but we are looking at the phrase sweep away.
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