Hungary's Orban declares victory, sees challenge

BUDAPEST, April 11 (Reuters) - Hungary's next prime minister Viktor Orban declared election victory for his centre-right Fidesz and said Hungarians had voted on Sunday to 'defeat hopelessness'.

'Hungarians voted on Hungary and Hungary's future. Today Hungary's citizens have defeated hopelessness,' he told party supporters.

'I feel it with all my nerves and know it deep in my heart that I face the biggest task of my life. I will need all the Hungarian people to solve that.'

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