Early results in Hungary's vote show opposition party leading and Prime Minister Orban's trailing
Source: AP News
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Early official results in Hungarys election on Sunday show Péter Magyar s opposition party leading and longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbáns party trailing, in a vote with repercussions across Europe.
Its seen as Europes most consequential election this year, and could result in Magyar unseating far-right icon Orbán, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, after 16 years in power.
The final result remains unclear. With 37% of the vote counted, Magyars Tisza party had 51% support to 40% for Orbáns governing Fidesz party. That proportion will change as more votes are counted.
The count showed Tisza ahead in 95 of Hungarys 106 constituencies. The vote count is generally slowest in the capital of Budapest, which is expected to favor Magyars party.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab
Reuters is now projecting Magyar's party Tisza to win a more than 2/3rd's majority in parliament with 135 out of 199 seats.
https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/
Lovie777
(23,122 posts)strong prediction that he will win too.
blue-wave
(5,293 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(180,351 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(180,351 posts)BREAKING: Hungary just saw a stunning political shakeup. Opposition leader Péter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally called to congratulate him on his victory, marking the imminent end to Orbánâs long grip on power.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-12T19:21:14.044Z
blue-wave
(5,293 posts)One more time!! YES!!!!!!
Ruby the Liberal
(26,678 posts)And that the current (subject to change) seat count hit supermajority - 135 of 199.
This is amazing. If all holds, I am beyond stoked for them.
blue-wave
(5,293 posts)now Hungary.
What's next?