Overview
- Magyar’s Tisza leads new polls ahead of Sunday’s vote after a campaign focused on graft and public services, and prediction markets now favor him to win.
- Hungary’s voting rules boost seat totals for district winners and fold some constituency votes into party lists, which can distort the link between vote share and seats.
- Nearly 500,000 people registered for postal ballots that count only for party lists, a bloc that has strongly favored Fidesz in past elections.
- Trump on Friday urged Hungarians to reelect Orbán after Vice President JD Vance campaigned in Budapest in open support.
- Reports this week flagged Russian‑linked smears against Magyar and alleged EU leak contacts by Hungary’s foreign minister, sharpening concern over outside influence.