Overview
- Preliminary tallies released Sunday with 29.2% of votes counted showed opposition leader Péter Magyar ahead.
- Viktor Orbán has reshaped election rules over the years by redrawing districts and adding winner bonuses that inflate seat totals for the top party.
- Pro-government media dominated the airwaves, while the opposition turned to social platforms to reach voters outside state-aligned channels.
- The campaign featured fear-based claims that Ukraine posed a threat and reports of vote-buying and smear operations in poor regions, according to NPO reporting.
- Magyar, a former Fidesz insider with nationalist views, vows to unlock frozen EU funds and curb corruption, though his stance on Brussels and social issues remains uncertain.