Overview
- Péter Magyar’s Tisza, which won Sunday’s election, took 53.1% of the vote with 98.9% counted, translating to 138 of 199 seats and a two‑thirds supermajority.
- Viktor Orbán conceded defeat and phoned Magyar to congratulate him, calling the outcome “painful” but clear after 16 straight years in power.
- Hungary recorded 77.8% turnout, the highest in the democratic era, in a contest run under rules reshaped after 2010 to favor Fidesz through redrawn districts and easier mail voting for pro‑Fidesz diaspora.
- EU leaders including Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the result, which could unlock about €18 billion in frozen EU funds for Hungary and ease Budapest’s block on a €90 billion EU loan package for Ukraine.
- The seat map points to a broad realignment, with Fidesz–KDNP on 55 seats and the far‑right Mi Hazánk on 6, positioning Tisza to undo Orbán‑era constraints on courts and media and to push anti‑corruption reforms that could lift public services.