US EditionViktor Orbán concedes Hungarian election to challenger Péter Magyar, ending his 16 years in power
Tisza won 137 seats, giving Magyar a two-thirds majority and setting up anti-corruption changes and a possible reset in ties with the European Union.
- On Sunday, April 12, 2026, opposition leader Péter Magyar announced that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in a phone call, ending Orbán's 16-year grip on power.
- Record voter turnout of 77.8% underscored the election's pivotal nature, with early results projecting the Tisza party to win 128 seats in the 199-seat National Assembly versus Fidesz's 62.
- Magyar, a 45-year-old former Fidesz insider, campaigned on government corruption and faltering public services, successfully consolidating opposition support after breaking from Fidesz in 2024 to form Tisza.
- Potential reconciliation with the European Union could follow, as a new government might unblock a $104 billion EU loan package for Ukraine and align Budapest with mainstream European policies.
- Fidesz has alleged electoral violations despite the projections, insisting they remain confident in securing 100 parliamentary seats, as official results will not be finalized for a week.
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The Tisza centre-right party triumphs. Now it can change the Constitution and bring down the policies that have driven Budapest away from the West.
After counting 98.9% of the ballots, the opposition party “Tisa” receives 53.07% of the votes in the parliamentary elections in Hungary. According to preliminary estimates, the party will win 138 seats in parliament out of 199 and will have a constitutional majority in parliament, which will allow it, in particular, to amend the country's basic law.
Péter Magyar clearly won the parliamentary election in Hungary: his bourgeois and pro-European party Tisza won 138 of 199 seats.
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