Hungary's Orban Defeated as Tisza Secures Majority

(MENAFN) Hungary's opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, has dealt a historic blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 15-year grip on power, securing a commanding parliamentary majority in Sunday's elections, according to preliminary results from the National Election Office (NEO).

With 98.13 percent of ballots counted, Tisza had captured 53.62 percent of the vote and was projected to claim 138 of the 199 parliamentary seats — surpassing the two-thirds supermajority threshold. Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance trailed far behind with 37.79 percent, translating to a projected 55 seats.

The far-right Our Homeland Movement secured 5.89 percent of the vote, enough for a projected 6 seats. All remaining parties fell short of the 5 percent threshold required for parliamentary entry.

Voter enthusiasm reached historic levels. Turnout climbed to approximately 77.8 percent among roughly 8.1 million eligible voters — a record high — signaling the depth of public appetite for political change after more than a decade of Fidesz dominance.

The projected supermajority hands Magyar and Tisza sweeping legislative power, potentially enabling constitutional changes that could fundamentally reshape the political and institutional landscape Orban has carefully constructed since returning to power in 2010.

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