Viktor Orbán Admits Defeat: Hungary’s Election Shakes Power
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife Aniko Levai vote during the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
As of the morning of April 13, Hungary has almost fully processed the voting results. With 98.94% of the votes counted, the opposition party “Tisa,” led by Peter Magyar, is leading by a wide margin.
Data from the National Election Commission support this outcome.
“Tisa” won 53% of the vote, and Magyar was supported by more than 3 million voters. This is 900,000 more than the party of the current Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, “Fidesz,” which received 38% of the vote. Support for another political force in the elections is estimated at almost 6%.
The others did not overcome the necessary barrier, so only three parties will enter the Hungarian parliament.
The largest number of seats — two-thirds — will be taken by “Tisa.” Orban’s party will receive 55 mandates, and the rest will go to “Our Country.”
It is worth noting that Magyar has already declared the election a success. According to him, the victory gave him a mandate to destroy the authoritarian system and provided a path to a return to European values.
Instead, the current prime minister, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, has admitted defeat.
“The election result is obvious and painful,” he said in the address.
At the same time, Magyar reported that Orban congratulated his party on the victory by phone in the evening.
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