Overview
- Hours after the Sunday vote, Viktor Orbán acknowledged defeat and said Fidesz will move into opposition.
- Preliminary tallies from the election authority show Tisa on track for about 138 of 199 seats, a potential two‑thirds majority pending certification by April 18.
- Tisa’s lead stems from victories in single‑member districts under Hungary’s mixed system, which blends district races with a national party list to allocate seats.
- Turnout reached roughly 77 to 78 percent, marking the highest participation in at least two decades.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Madyar and signaled readiness to work together, and EU leaders welcomed the result as a sign of closer alignment, while the campaign featured reports of Russian disinformation and visible backing for Orbán from U.S. figures.