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Final Count Hands Magyar a Supermajority in Hungary

The result opens a path to a pro‑EU reset in Budapest.

Overview

  • Official results confirm Péter Magyar’s Tisza won 53.18% of the vote and 141 of 199 seats, enough for two‑thirds control of Parliament.
  • A delegation from the incoming government met European Commission officials to seek the release of nearly €18 billion in frozen EU funds.
  • Magyar says his first act will be a broad anti‑corruption drive to meet rule‑of‑law terms tied to the funds, including pandemic recovery money that requires agreed reforms before late August.
  • He aims to be sworn in in early May during a weekend session, with a public event planned on Budapest’s Kossuth Square.
  • Orbán’s Fidesz took 38.6% and 52 seats while far‑right Mi Hazánk won 5.6% and six seats, as European commentators cast Orbán’s defeat as a setback for the far right and a boost for the EU’s center‑right.