{"id":1879501,"date":"2026-04-12T03:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879501"},"modified":"2026-04-12T03:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:09:15","slug":"hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879501","title":{"rendered":"Hungary election: Orban concedes &#8216;painful&#8217; defeat to Magyar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757632_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"s1sfzv1a sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C2Ok<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757632_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757632_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757632_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757632_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi lofg86o m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Orban&#8217;s last electoral defeat was in 2006<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t ihwmx5 idu7i8u lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Image: Attila Kisbenedek\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" id=\"live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"c1800ln sq3xutt atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section What you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"c2fyhwl ctymiyf content-block i1if36d6 i1ytahzz\">\n<h2 class=\"cp7bjxx h1du6kc5 lt5vbch pohyj9x s16w0xvi m1u0isv1 b1fzgn0z\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/viktor-orban\/t-38337120\">Viktor Orban<\/a>, who has been in office continuously since 2010, concedes defeat<\/li>\n<li>Opposition party Tisza has secured a two-thirds majority in parliament<\/li>\n<li>Tisza has won 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament<\/li>\n<li>Orban&#8217;s Fidesz party to take 55 seats, making it now the largest opposition party<\/li>\n<li>Tisza is run by former Orban ally Peter Magyar<\/li>\n<li>EU leaders, including Merz and Macron, hail\u00a0Tisza&#8217;s victory and pledge to work with Magyar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This blog is closed. You can <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-peter-magyars-election-heralds-thaw-in-eu-ties\/a-76758641\">read our full article on the outcome of Hungary&#8217;s parliamentary elections by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"s1ogwy7c ev9ivjh\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76758639\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76758639\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section WATCH: Magyar&#8217;s victory celebrated in Budapest <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/13\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 13, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">WATCH: Magyar&#8217;s victory celebrated in Budapest <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>In a historic election Hungarians have decided to end 16 years of Orban rule. The biggest opposition party won enough mandates to form a supermajority &#8211; Until the new parliament is formed in May, PM Orban and his Fidesz remain as the caretaker government. DW\u2019s Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar and her team report from Budapest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4QZ<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76758492\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76758492\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section What can Tisza do with a two-thirds majority in parliament?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/13\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 13, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">What can Tisza do with a two-thirds majority in parliament?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>While most independent opinion polls in the run-up to Sunday&#8217;s election had Peter Magyar&#8217;s right-leaning Tisza party comfortably ahead of incumbent Viktor Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz, it was not initially clear if Tisza would secure a two-thirds majority in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>With most of the votes counted, Tisza is set to receive 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament, or five seats more than the two-thirds needed to push through substantial reforms, including ones requiring constitutional amendments.<\/p>\n<p>The qualified majority in parliament allows Magyar to more easily proceed to make good on his campaign promise to fire key Orban-appointed officials that he argues have captured Hungary&#8217;s independent institutions, as well as push through other <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungarys-orban-plans-transparency-law-to-muzzle-critics\/a-72571703\">reforms to restore checks and balances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4OC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76758455\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76758455\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Magyar&#8217;s Tisza secures two-thirds majority in parliament<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/13\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 13, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Magyar&#8217;s Tisza secures two-thirds majority in parliament<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757868\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757868_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt='Peter Magyar waves Hungarian flag on stage with \"Tisza\" party logo visible on podium'><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Tisza was a relatively unknown party before Magyar, who is a former Fidesz member, took it over in July 2024<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Denes Erdos\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peter Magyar&#8217;s conservative Tisza party has won a two-thirds majority in Hungarian parliament, according to near-complete results from Hungary&#8217;s national electoral bureau.<\/p>\n<p>With over 98% of the vote counted, Tisza secured 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament after having gotten around 53,5% of the vote, amounting to over 3 million voters.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz party \u2014 which had previously ruled for 16 successive years \u2014 is poised to take 55 seats in parliament with 37.95% or 2.2 million votes, making it now the largest opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>The far-right Our Homeland Movement (MHM) is to net 6 seats with nearly 5.8% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The center-left Democratic Coalition (DK) and the satirical Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) got 1,2% and 0.8% respectively, far below the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4Nb<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76758193\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76758193\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Hungary, Poland and Europe now &#8216;back together&#8217; \u2014 Tusk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/13\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 13, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Hungary, Poland and Europe now &#8216;back together&#8217; \u2014 Tusk<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hailed Peter Magyar&#8217;s election win in a post on social media as a victory for Poland and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Hungary, Poland, Europe.] Back together!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Glorious victory, dear friends!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hungary and Poland have traditionally been close allies in the Visegrad group of states within the European Union, but <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/poland-hungary-how-two-close-allies-came-to-be-estranged\/a-71530372\">relations had been increasingly strained between Warsaw and Budapest<\/a> over outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s critical stance toward EU support for Ukraine in the face of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-war-in-ukraine\/t-60931789\">Russia&#8217;s invasion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tusk ended the post on X with the phrase <em>ruszkik haza<\/em>\u00a0(&#8220;Russkis\u00a0go home&#8221; in Hungarian), which <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-orban-magyar-rally-supporters-on-memorial-day\/a-74477816\">originated in the Hungarian uprising of 1956<\/a> that was put down by Soviet troops. The slogan has been adopted by some supporters of Magyar&#8217;s Tisza party\u00a0to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-voters-want-new-eu-approach-tough-stance-on-ukraine\/a-76722416\">signal opposition to Orban&#8217;s policy on Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4JN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76757667\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76757667\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Magyar says Hungary &#8216;liberated,&#8217; pledges reforms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Magyar says Hungary &#8216;liberated,&#8217; pledges reforms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757820\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757820_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Peter Magyar waves Hungarian flag on stage on stage with Tisza members and with Hungarian parliament building visible in background\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Peter Magyar has promised wide-reaching reforms<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Marton Monus\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s likely new prime minister, Peter Magyar, pledged to restore a system of checks and balances after 16 years of Viktor Orban&#8217;s uninterrupted rule.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we brought down the Orban regime \u2014 together,&#8221;\u00a0he told a cheering crowd of supporters in Budapest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We liberated Hungary; we took back our homeland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magyar said that Hungary&#8217;s independent institutions have been captured and called on the head of the top court, the chief prosecutor, the head of the media authority and the chief of the competition office to resign. He also warned that\u00a0people who defrauded Hungary will be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old lawyer and diplomat said his first foreign trip would be to Warsaw, followed by visits to Vienna and Brussels to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/eu-denies-hungary-a-billion-euros-after-reform-failures\/a-71196557\">unfreeze EU funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Magyar&#8217;s supporters chanted &#8220;Europe, Europe&#8221; during his speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4At<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76757654\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76757654\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Italy&#8217;s Meloni thanks &#8216;friend&#8217; Viktor Orban, hails bond between Italy and Hungary <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Italy&#8217;s Meloni thanks &#8216;friend&#8217; Viktor Orban, hails bond between Italy and Hungary <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>In her congratulatory message to Peter Magyar, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/giorgia-meloni\/t-63245446\">Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni<\/a> also thanked Viktor Orban &#8220;for the intense collaboration over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know that he will continue to serve his nation, also from the opposition,&#8221; Meloni said of Orban, describing the veteran leader as a &#8220;friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing leader acknowledged\u00a0Magyar&#8217;s &#8220;clear election victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Italy and Hungary are nations linked by a deep bond of friendship, and I am certain that we will continue to collaborate constructively in the interests of our peoples and address common challenges at the European and international levels,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4Ag<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76757653\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76757653\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section UK PM Keir Starmer says Magyar&#8217;s victory &#8216;historic moment&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">UK PM Keir Starmer says Magyar&#8217;s victory &#8216;historic moment&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>British Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/keir-starmer\/t-69584184\">Keir Starmer<\/a> joined the ranks of European leaders congratulating Peter Magyar following <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary\/t-19110577\">the parliamentary vote in Hungary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;This is an historic moment, \u200cnot only for \u200cHungary, \u200bbut for European democracy,&#8221;\u00a0Starmer said in a post on X. &#8220;I look forward \u200bto working with you for \u2060the \u200bsecurity and \u200bprosperity of both \u200bour countries.&#8221; \u200c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4Af<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76757647\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76757647\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Center-left DK fails to enter parliament<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Center-left DK fails to enter parliament<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The leader of the center-left Democratic Coalition (DK) party, Klara Dobrev, said she would resign after her party failed to pass the 5% minimum threshold required to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<p>She congratulated Peter Magyar and his conservative Tisza party on their election win and declared that this was the end of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-orban-and-opposition-trade-barbs-ahead-of-election\/a-76737567\">clientelism under incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban<\/a>, a common charge\u00a0levied against his government by the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The DK&#8217;s failure to get any seats paves the way for an entirely right-leaning Hungarian parliament, with Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz poised to become the largest opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>The only other party that is set to enter parliament is the far-right Our Homeland Movement (MHM), which is projected to net some 7 seats with around 94.66% of the vote counted.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple opposition parties did not run in the 2026 election\u00a0in an effort to rally government-critical voters around Tisza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4AZ<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76757634\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76757634\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Tisza supporters celebrate in Budapest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Tisza supporters celebrate in Budapest<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76756769\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76756769_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"People celebrate with Hungarian flags in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Opposition supporters began celebrating after early results showed the ruling Fidesz party headed for a crushing defeat<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Denes Erdos\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Supporters of Peter Magyar&#8217;s Tisza gathered in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, to celebrate the party&#8217;s victory over longstanding Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757485\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757485_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A man waves a Hungarian flag while celebrating in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">The Sunday election has seen a record-breaking turnout<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Denes Erdos\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The night came as a relief for Hungarians hoping for a change in government after 16 continuous years of Fidesz rule.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757509\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757509_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A crowd of revelers gathered at a river bank in Budapest with the Hungarian Parliament Building visible on the far shore\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">The opposition Tisza party is on track to winning a two-thirds majority in the country&#8217;s parliament<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Darko Bandic\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People were seen setting off fireworks near Margaret Boulevard in the city center, the\u00a0Telex.hu independent news portal reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757387\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757387_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A man yells with his fists in the air among a crowd in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Hungary is set for a change at the top for the first time since 2010<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Marton Monus\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4AM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76757633\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76757633\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Spain&#8217;s Sanchez says &#8216;Europe wins&#8217; in Hungary election<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Spain&#8217;s Sanchez says &#8216;Europe wins&#8217; in Hungary election<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Spain&#8217;s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulated Hungarians on Peter Magyar&#8217;s victory in the &#8220;historic&#8221;\u00a0parliamentary ballot on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today Europe wins and European values win,&#8221; the left-leaning Spanish leader said in an online post.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he looked forward to working together with Magyar &#8220;for a better future of all Europeans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C4AL<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76756829\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76756829\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Germany&#8217;s Merz congratulates Magyar, appeals for strength and unity in Europe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Germany&#8217;s Merz congratulates Magyar, appeals for strength and unity in Europe<\/h2>\n<div class=\"a9wq4ao author-details\"><span><span class=\"no-link m1ho1h07 l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi sngcpkw w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Saim Du\u0161an Inayatullah<\/span><span class=\"extra-info lxmvniw m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"> Editor<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>&#8220;Hungary has decided,&#8221; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a social media post,\u00a0congatulating\u00a0Peter Magyar on his\u00a0victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to working together for a strong, safe and, most of all, united Europe,&#8221; the\u00a0chancellor added.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and other European nations have <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-threatens-veto-of-90-billion-eu-loan-to-ukraine\/a-76067806\">clashed with Hungary&#8217;s incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban<\/a> after <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-stops-some-fuel-deliveries-to-ukraine-over-stalled-russian-oil-supplies\/a-76241352\">Budapest repeatedly blocked aid to Ukraine<\/a> and reportedly passed information from top EU circles to Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C3xN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76756824\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76756824\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section France&#8217;s Macron hails Magyar&#8217;s victory as a &#8216;triumph&#8217; of democracy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">France&#8217;s Macron hails Magyar&#8217;s victory as a &#8216;triumph&#8217; of democracy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated opposition leader Peter Magyar following and invited him to join the push &#8220;toward a more sovereign Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;France welcomes this victory as a triumph for democratic participation, for the Hungarian people\u2019s commitment to the values of the European Union, and for Hungary\u2019s place in Europe,&#8221; Macron wrote in an online post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C3xI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76756747\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76756747\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section EU chief Ursula von der Leyen: says Hungary &#8216;chose Europe&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">EU chief Ursula von der Leyen: says Hungary &#8216;chose Europe&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>EU Commission President\u00a0 Ursula von der Leyen reacted to the results of Hungary&#8217;s election by saying that the country had &#8220;chosen Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we are stronger. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger,&#8221; Von der Leyen wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C3w3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76756706\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76756706\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Orban admits &#8216;painful&#8217; defeat, vows to keep serving Hungary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Orban admits &#8216;painful&#8217; defeat, vows to keep serving Hungary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757603\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757603_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at election event\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Orban has served as Hungary&#8217;s prime minister for 16 consecutive years and 20 years in total<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Bernadett Szabo\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded the parliamentary election to challenger Peter Magyar, saying the outcome of the Sunday vote was &#8220;painful but unambiguous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I congratulated the winning party,&#8221; Orban told his supporters. &#8220;We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Orban first served as Hungary&#8217;s prime minister between 1998 and 2002 before suffering an election loss. He has managed to stage a comeback in 2010 and hold on to power for four additional terms. Since his return to office, Orban has cemented his status as a right-wing nationalist leader and an apparent ally of Russia&#8217;s Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump also endorsed Orban ahead of the Sunday polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C3vO<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76756664\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-election-orban-concedes-painful-defeat-to-magyar\/live-76750838#post-liveblog-post-76756664\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Magyar touts &#8216;celebration of democracy&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">04\/12\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">April 12, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Magyar touts &#8216;celebration of democracy&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Official projections could put an eventual Magyar-led government within reach of a two-thirds supermajority, and thus ample possibilities for reform. Two different moods characterized the night in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve seen the latest polls and the turnout, and based on the information we are getting we are optimistic,\u201d Peter Magyar said at Tisza&#8217;s election night party. Outside the venue, several thousand supporters have gathered on the banks of the Danube. &#8220;This is going to be a celebration of democracy,&#8221;\u00a0Magyar added.<\/p>\n<p>A smaller crowd came together outside the venue of the Fidesz election watch party, a few kilometers further south. Inside, Gergely Guly\u00e1s, Minister of the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office, gave a press conference in which he thanked voters for the high turnout, which he accredited partly to his coalition\u2019s mobilization efforts.<\/p>\n<p>He also said: &#8220;There were a lot of reports about irregularities. As of today, I\u2019m not seeing the type of irregularity today that would raise questions about the final result.&#8221;\u00a0Gulyas said his party would facilitate a peaceful transition of power in case of an election loss, as they have done in the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5C3ui<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"bp605kw center\">\n<div role=\"button\" data-tracking-name=\"show-more\" class=\"show-more-button s1va3u11 t1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf b19vsmfu cx4rgdt ih9bob8 sngcpkw w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Show more posts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/viktor-orban\/t-38337120\">Viktor Orban<\/a>, who has been in office continuously since 2010, concedes defeat<\/li>\n<li>Opposition party Tisza has secured a two-thirds majority in parliament<\/li>\n<li>Tisza has won 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament<\/li>\n<li>Orban&#8217;s Fidesz party to take 55 seats, making it now the largest opposition party<\/li>\n<li>Tisza is run by former Orban ally Peter Magyar<\/li>\n<li>EU leaders, including Merz and Macron, hail\u00a0Tisza&#8217;s victory and pledge to work with Magyar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This blog is closed. You can <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-peter-magyars-election-heralds-thaw-in-eu-ties\/a-76758641\">read our full article on the outcome of Hungary&#8217;s parliamentary elections by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This blog is closed. You can <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-peter-magyars-election-heralds-thaw-in-eu-ties\/a-76758641\">read our full article on the outcome of Hungary&#8217;s parliamentary elections by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>In a historic election Hungarians have decided to end 16 years of Orban rule. The biggest opposition party won enough mandates to form a supermajority &#8211; Until the new parliament is formed in May, PM Orban and his Fidesz remain as the caretaker government. DW\u2019s Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar and her team report from Budapest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a historic election Hungarians have decided to end 16 years of Orban rule. The biggest opposition party won enough mandates to form a supermajority &#8211; Until the new parliament is formed in May, PM Orban and his Fidesz remain as the caretaker government. DW\u2019s Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar and her team report from Budapest.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>While most independent opinion polls in the run-up to Sunday&#8217;s election had Peter Magyar&#8217;s right-leaning Tisza party comfortably ahead of incumbent Viktor Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz, it was not initially clear if Tisza would secure a two-thirds majority in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>With most of the votes counted, Tisza is set to receive 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament, or five seats more than the two-thirds needed to push through substantial reforms, including ones requiring constitutional amendments.<\/p>\n<p>The qualified majority in parliament allows Magyar to more easily proceed to make good on his campaign promise to fire key Orban-appointed officials that he argues have captured Hungary&#8217;s independent institutions, as well as push through other <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungarys-orban-plans-transparency-law-to-muzzle-critics\/a-72571703\">reforms to restore checks and balances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While most independent opinion polls in the run-up to Sunday&#8217;s election had Peter Magyar&#8217;s right-leaning Tisza party comfortably ahead of incumbent Viktor Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz, it was not initially clear if Tisza would secure a two-thirds majority in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>With most of the votes counted, Tisza is set to receive 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament, or five seats more than the two-thirds needed to push through substantial reforms, including ones requiring constitutional amendments.<\/p>\n<p>The qualified majority in parliament allows Magyar to more easily proceed to make good on his campaign promise to fire key Orban-appointed officials that he argues have captured Hungary&#8217;s independent institutions, as well as push through other <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungarys-orban-plans-transparency-law-to-muzzle-critics\/a-72571703\">reforms to restore checks and balances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757868\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757868_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt='Peter Magyar waves Hungarian flag on stage with \"Tisza\" party logo visible on podium'><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Tisza was a relatively unknown party before Magyar, who is a former Fidesz member, took it over in July 2024<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Denes Erdos\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peter Magyar&#8217;s conservative Tisza party has won a two-thirds majority in Hungarian parliament, according to near-complete results from Hungary&#8217;s national electoral bureau.<\/p>\n<p>With over 98% of the vote counted, Tisza secured 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament after having gotten around 53,5% of the vote, amounting to over 3 million voters.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz party \u2014 which had previously ruled for 16 successive years \u2014 is poised to take 55 seats in parliament with 37.95% or 2.2 million votes, making it now the largest opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>The far-right Our Homeland Movement (MHM) is to net 6 seats with nearly 5.8% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The center-left Democratic Coalition (DK) and the satirical Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) got 1,2% and 0.8% respectively, far below the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Peter Magyar&#8217;s conservative Tisza party has won a two-thirds majority in Hungarian parliament, according to near-complete results from Hungary&#8217;s national electoral bureau.<\/p>\n<p>With over 98% of the vote counted, Tisza secured 138 seats in Hungary&#8217;s 199-seat parliament after having gotten around 53,5% of the vote, amounting to over 3 million voters.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz party \u2014 which had previously ruled for 16 successive years \u2014 is poised to take 55 seats in parliament with 37.95% or 2.2 million votes, making it now the largest opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>The far-right Our Homeland Movement (MHM) is to net 6 seats with nearly 5.8% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The center-left Democratic Coalition (DK) and the satirical Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) got 1,2% and 0.8% respectively, far below the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hailed Peter Magyar&#8217;s election win in a post on social media as a victory for Poland and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Hungary, Poland, Europe.] Back together!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Glorious victory, dear friends!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hungary and Poland have traditionally been close allies in the Visegrad group of states within the European Union, but <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/poland-hungary-how-two-close-allies-came-to-be-estranged\/a-71530372\">relations had been increasingly strained between Warsaw and Budapest<\/a> over outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s critical stance toward EU support for Ukraine in the face of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-war-in-ukraine\/t-60931789\">Russia&#8217;s invasion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tusk ended the post on X with the phrase <em>ruszkik haza<\/em>\u00a0(&#8220;Russkis\u00a0go home&#8221; in Hungarian), which <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-orban-magyar-rally-supporters-on-memorial-day\/a-74477816\">originated in the Hungarian uprising of 1956<\/a> that was put down by Soviet troops. The slogan has been adopted by some supporters of Magyar&#8217;s Tisza party\u00a0to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-voters-want-new-eu-approach-tough-stance-on-ukraine\/a-76722416\">signal opposition to Orban&#8217;s policy on Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hailed Peter Magyar&#8217;s election win in a post on social media as a victory for Poland and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Hungary, Poland, Europe.] Back together!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Glorious victory, dear friends!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hungary and Poland have traditionally been close allies in the Visegrad group of states within the European Union, but <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/poland-hungary-how-two-close-allies-came-to-be-estranged\/a-71530372\">relations had been increasingly strained between Warsaw and Budapest<\/a> over outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s critical stance toward EU support for Ukraine in the face of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-war-in-ukraine\/t-60931789\">Russia&#8217;s invasion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tusk ended the post on X with the phrase <em>ruszkik haza<\/em>\u00a0(&#8220;Russkis\u00a0go home&#8221; in Hungarian), which <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-orban-magyar-rally-supporters-on-memorial-day\/a-74477816\">originated in the Hungarian uprising of 1956<\/a> that was put down by Soviet troops. The slogan has been adopted by some supporters of Magyar&#8217;s Tisza party\u00a0to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-voters-want-new-eu-approach-tough-stance-on-ukraine\/a-76722416\">signal opposition to Orban&#8217;s policy on Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757820\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757820_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Peter Magyar waves Hungarian flag on stage on stage with Tisza members and with Hungarian parliament building visible in background\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Peter Magyar has promised wide-reaching reforms<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Marton Monus\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s likely new prime minister, Peter Magyar, pledged to restore a system of checks and balances after 16 years of Viktor Orban&#8217;s uninterrupted rule.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we brought down the Orban regime \u2014 together,&#8221;\u00a0he told a cheering crowd of supporters in Budapest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We liberated Hungary; we took back our homeland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magyar said that Hungary&#8217;s independent institutions have been captured and called on the head of the top court, the chief prosecutor, the head of the media authority and the chief of the competition office to resign. He also warned that\u00a0people who defrauded Hungary will be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old lawyer and diplomat said his first foreign trip would be to Warsaw, followed by visits to Vienna and Brussels to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/eu-denies-hungary-a-billion-euros-after-reform-failures\/a-71196557\">unfreeze EU funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Magyar&#8217;s supporters chanted &#8220;Europe, Europe&#8221; during his speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s likely new prime minister, Peter Magyar, pledged to restore a system of checks and balances after 16 years of Viktor Orban&#8217;s uninterrupted rule.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we brought down the Orban regime \u2014 together,&#8221;\u00a0he told a cheering crowd of supporters in Budapest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We liberated Hungary; we took back our homeland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magyar said that Hungary&#8217;s independent institutions have been captured and called on the head of the top court, the chief prosecutor, the head of the media authority and the chief of the competition office to resign. He also warned that\u00a0people who defrauded Hungary will be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old lawyer and diplomat said his first foreign trip would be to Warsaw, followed by visits to Vienna and Brussels to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/eu-denies-hungary-a-billion-euros-after-reform-failures\/a-71196557\">unfreeze EU funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Magyar&#8217;s supporters chanted &#8220;Europe, Europe&#8221; during his speech.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>In her congratulatory message to Peter Magyar, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/giorgia-meloni\/t-63245446\">Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni<\/a> also thanked Viktor Orban &#8220;for the intense collaboration over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know that he will continue to serve his nation, also from the opposition,&#8221; Meloni said of Orban, describing the veteran leader as a &#8220;friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing leader acknowledged\u00a0Magyar&#8217;s &#8220;clear election victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Italy and Hungary are nations linked by a deep bond of friendship, and I am certain that we will continue to collaborate constructively in the interests of our peoples and address common challenges at the European and international levels,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In her congratulatory message to Peter Magyar, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/giorgia-meloni\/t-63245446\">Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni<\/a> also thanked Viktor Orban &#8220;for the intense collaboration over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know that he will continue to serve his nation, also from the opposition,&#8221; Meloni said of Orban, describing the veteran leader as a &#8220;friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing leader acknowledged\u00a0Magyar&#8217;s &#8220;clear election victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Italy and Hungary are nations linked by a deep bond of friendship, and I am certain that we will continue to collaborate constructively in the interests of our peoples and address common challenges at the European and international levels,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>British Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/keir-starmer\/t-69584184\">Keir Starmer<\/a> joined the ranks of European leaders congratulating Peter Magyar following <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary\/t-19110577\">the parliamentary vote in Hungary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;This is an historic moment, \u200cnot only for \u200cHungary, \u200bbut for European democracy,&#8221;\u00a0Starmer said in a post on X. &#8220;I look forward \u200bto working with you for \u2060the \u200bsecurity and \u200bprosperity of both \u200bour countries.&#8221; \u200c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>British Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/keir-starmer\/t-69584184\">Keir Starmer<\/a> joined the ranks of European leaders congratulating Peter Magyar following <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary\/t-19110577\">the parliamentary vote in Hungary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;This is an historic moment, \u200cnot only for \u200cHungary, \u200bbut for European democracy,&#8221;\u00a0Starmer said in a post on X. &#8220;I look forward \u200bto working with you for \u2060the \u200bsecurity and \u200bprosperity of both \u200bour countries.&#8221; \u200c<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The leader of the center-left Democratic Coalition (DK) party, Klara Dobrev, said she would resign after her party failed to pass the 5% minimum threshold required to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<p>She congratulated Peter Magyar and his conservative Tisza party on their election win and declared that this was the end of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-orban-and-opposition-trade-barbs-ahead-of-election\/a-76737567\">clientelism under incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban<\/a>, a common charge\u00a0levied against his government by the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The DK&#8217;s failure to get any seats paves the way for an entirely right-leaning Hungarian parliament, with Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz poised to become the largest opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>The only other party that is set to enter parliament is the far-right Our Homeland Movement (MHM), which is projected to net some 7 seats with around 94.66% of the vote counted.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple opposition parties did not run in the 2026 election\u00a0in an effort to rally government-critical voters around Tisza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The leader of the center-left Democratic Coalition (DK) party, Klara Dobrev, said she would resign after her party failed to pass the 5% minimum threshold required to enter parliament.<\/p>\n<p>She congratulated Peter Magyar and his conservative Tisza party on their election win and declared that this was the end of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-orban-and-opposition-trade-barbs-ahead-of-election\/a-76737567\">clientelism under incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban<\/a>, a common charge\u00a0levied against his government by the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The DK&#8217;s failure to get any seats paves the way for an entirely right-leaning Hungarian parliament, with Orban&#8217;s nationalist Fidesz poised to become the largest opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>The only other party that is set to enter parliament is the far-right Our Homeland Movement (MHM), which is projected to net some 7 seats with around 94.66% of the vote counted.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple opposition parties did not run in the 2026 election\u00a0in an effort to rally government-critical voters around Tisza.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76756769\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76756769_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"People celebrate with Hungarian flags in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Opposition supporters began celebrating after early results showed the ruling Fidesz party headed for a crushing defeat<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Denes Erdos\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Supporters of Peter Magyar&#8217;s Tisza gathered in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, to celebrate the party&#8217;s victory over longstanding Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757485\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757485_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A man waves a Hungarian flag while celebrating in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">The Sunday election has seen a record-breaking turnout<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Denes Erdos\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The night came as a relief for Hungarians hoping for a change in government after 16 continuous years of Fidesz rule.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757509\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757509_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A crowd of revelers gathered at a river bank in Budapest with the Hungarian Parliament Building visible on the far shore\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">The opposition Tisza party is on track to winning a two-thirds majority in the country&#8217;s parliament<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Darko Bandic\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People were seen setting off fireworks near Margaret Boulevard in the city center, the\u00a0Telex.hu independent news portal reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757387\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757387_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A man yells with his fists in the air among a crowd in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Hungary is set for a change at the top for the first time since 2010<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Marton Monus\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Supporters of Peter Magyar&#8217;s Tisza gathered in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, to celebrate the party&#8217;s victory over longstanding Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party.<\/p>\n<p>The night came as a relief for Hungarians hoping for a change in government after 16 continuous years of Fidesz rule.<\/p>\n<p>People were seen setting off fireworks near Margaret Boulevard in the city center, the\u00a0Telex.hu independent news portal reported.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Spain&#8217;s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulated Hungarians on Peter Magyar&#8217;s victory in the &#8220;historic&#8221;\u00a0parliamentary ballot on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today Europe wins and European values win,&#8221; the left-leaning Spanish leader said in an online post.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he looked forward to working together with Magyar &#8220;for a better future of all Europeans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulated Hungarians on Peter Magyar&#8217;s victory in the &#8220;historic&#8221;\u00a0parliamentary ballot on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today Europe wins and European values win,&#8221; the left-leaning Spanish leader said in an online post.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he looked forward to working together with Magyar &#8220;for a better future of all Europeans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>&#8220;Hungary has decided,&#8221; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a social media post,\u00a0congatulating\u00a0Peter Magyar on his\u00a0victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to working together for a strong, safe and, most of all, united Europe,&#8221; the\u00a0chancellor added.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and other European nations have <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-threatens-veto-of-90-billion-eu-loan-to-ukraine\/a-76067806\">clashed with Hungary&#8217;s incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban<\/a> after <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-stops-some-fuel-deliveries-to-ukraine-over-stalled-russian-oil-supplies\/a-76241352\">Budapest repeatedly blocked aid to Ukraine<\/a> and reportedly passed information from top EU circles to Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Hungary has decided,&#8221; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a social media post,\u00a0congatulating\u00a0Peter Magyar on his\u00a0victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to working together for a strong, safe and, most of all, united Europe,&#8221; the\u00a0chancellor added.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and other European nations have <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-threatens-veto-of-90-billion-eu-loan-to-ukraine\/a-76067806\">clashed with Hungary&#8217;s incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban<\/a> after <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hungary-stops-some-fuel-deliveries-to-ukraine-over-stalled-russian-oil-supplies\/a-76241352\">Budapest repeatedly blocked aid to Ukraine<\/a> and reportedly passed information from top EU circles to Moscow.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated opposition leader Peter Magyar following and invited him to join the push &#8220;toward a more sovereign Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;France welcomes this victory as a triumph for democratic participation, for the Hungarian people\u2019s commitment to the values of the European Union, and for Hungary\u2019s place in Europe,&#8221; Macron wrote in an online post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated opposition leader Peter Magyar following and invited him to join the push &#8220;toward a more sovereign Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;France welcomes this victory as a triumph for democratic participation, for the Hungarian people\u2019s commitment to the values of the European Union, and for Hungary\u2019s place in Europe,&#8221; Macron wrote in an online post.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>EU Commission President\u00a0 Ursula von der Leyen reacted to the results of Hungary&#8217;s election by saying that the country had &#8220;chosen Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we are stronger. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger,&#8221; Von der Leyen wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EU Commission President\u00a0 Ursula von der Leyen reacted to the results of Hungary&#8217;s election by saying that the country had &#8220;chosen Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we are stronger. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger,&#8221; Von der Leyen wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76757603\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76757603_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at election event\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Orban has served as Hungary&#8217;s prime minister for 16 consecutive years and 20 years in total<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Bernadett Szabo\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded the parliamentary election to challenger Peter Magyar, saying the outcome of the Sunday vote was &#8220;painful but unambiguous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I congratulated the winning party,&#8221; Orban told his supporters. &#8220;We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Orban first served as Hungary&#8217;s prime minister between 1998 and 2002 before suffering an election loss. He has managed to stage a comeback in 2010 and hold on to power for four additional terms. Since his return to office, Orban has cemented his status as a right-wing nationalist leader and an apparent ally of Russia&#8217;s Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump also endorsed Orban ahead of the Sunday polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded the parliamentary election to challenger Peter Magyar, saying the outcome of the Sunday vote was &#8220;painful but unambiguous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I congratulated the winning party,&#8221; Orban told his supporters. &#8220;We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Orban first served as Hungary&#8217;s prime minister between 1998 and 2002 before suffering an election loss. He has managed to stage a comeback in 2010 and hold on to power for four additional terms. Since his return to office, Orban has cemented his status as a right-wing nationalist leader and an apparent ally of Russia&#8217;s Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump also endorsed Orban ahead of the Sunday polls.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Official projections could put an eventual Magyar-led government within reach of a two-thirds supermajority, and thus ample possibilities for reform. Two different moods characterized the night in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve seen the latest polls and the turnout, and based on the information we are getting we are optimistic,\u201d Peter Magyar said at Tisza&#8217;s election night party. Outside the venue, several thousand supporters have gathered on the banks of the Danube. &#8220;This is going to be a celebration of democracy,&#8221;\u00a0Magyar added.<\/p>\n<p>A smaller crowd came together outside the venue of the Fidesz election watch party, a few kilometers further south. Inside, Gergely Guly\u00e1s, Minister of the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office, gave a press conference in which he thanked voters for the high turnout, which he accredited partly to his coalition\u2019s mobilization efforts.<\/p>\n<p>He also said: &#8220;There were a lot of reports about irregularities. As of today, I\u2019m not seeing the type of irregularity today that would raise questions about the final result.&#8221;\u00a0Gulyas said his party would facilitate a peaceful transition of power in case of an election loss, as they have done in the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Official projections could put an eventual Magyar-led government within reach of a two-thirds supermajority, and thus ample possibilities for reform. Two different moods characterized the night in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve seen the latest polls and the turnout, and based on the information we are getting we are optimistic,\u201d Peter Magyar said at Tisza&#8217;s election night party. Outside the venue, several thousand supporters have gathered on the banks of the Danube. &#8220;This is going to be a celebration of democracy,&#8221;\u00a0Magyar added.<\/p>\n<p>A smaller crowd came together outside the venue of the Fidesz election watch party, a few kilometers further south. 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