Hungarian opposition leader, Peter Magyar, has won the "supermajority" of two thirds of the seats in HungaryWith the count almost completed, with 97,74% of the votes counted, Tisza wins 138 seats, in addition to the two-thirds of Parliament out of the 199 up for grabs: this will allow the winner to carry forward the constitutional reforms. Viktor Orbán, with his Fidesz, stops at 55. The only other force to enter Parliament is the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland), with 6 seats. In percentage terms, Magyar won with 53,6% of the votes, against Orbán's 37,7%. The far-right received 5,9%.
Hungarian election results: the Orbán era ends
And so, The Orbán era ends in Hungary after 16 years in power: a vote, that of Sunday, which marks the defeat of all of Europe's enemies, from Putin to Trump and the right-wing parties of the Old Continent. In elections marked by a record turnout which nearly reached 80%, the opposition triumphed. "We've made history," the next prime minister exulted in the streets. "A clear and painful result," Orbán admitted.
Hungarian Election Results: What They Mean for Europe
Relief in Europe After years of tensions with Budapest, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen: “The heart of Europe beats stronger in Hungary”. The Hungarian turnaround was welcomed with enthusiasm in Brussels because the Budapest vote will not only bring Hungary closer to liberal democracy, freeing it from Russian influence, but it will also open the doors to Europe and toUkraine.
Hungarian election results: Magyar thanks the country
“Thank you Hungary”Magyar wrote in a post on his Facebook account on Sunday evening, as projections put his party ever closer to a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Magyar, at a press conference, said that the record turnout at the vote on Sunday demonstrates the importance that Hungarians have given to this election, which, in his opinion, has already “made history”.
Magyar's first trip abroad will be to Warsaw, then he will go to Brussels to ask about “unlock EU funds”The leader of Tisza said this in Batthyany Square, in Budapest, celebrating the victory. “Hungary will be a strong ally of the EU and the NATO", It reaffirmed.
Hungary Election Results: Russia's Reaction
The first reaction from Moscow to the electoral defeat of his ally Orbán is the Kremlin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, according to which the victory of the opposition Peter Magyar “it will only accelerate the collapse of the EU”“Check if I'm right in four months,” Dmitriev wrote in response to far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Dmitriev is the CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund of at least 10 billion dollars created by the Russian government and is Putin's envoy to re-establish relations with the US.
Hungarian election results: other reactions from Italy
The first reactions from Italy were immediate. The leader of Italia Viva, Matteo Renzi, writes on social media: “And after sixteen years Orban is knocked out. After Canada and Australia, Here's the Trump effect in Hungary too. But let's not underestimate Meloni's magic touch, now King Midas in reverseOur prime minister supported anti-Europeans in Poland, Spain, and Hungary: her protégés lost three times. Europe wins, Maga loses. But what a splendid Sunday!”.
So celebrate the broad field in Italy. For the Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein, “the time of the right is over, with Orbán they lose Trump and Giorgia Meloni“. The Prime Minister, for her part, thanks “her friend Viktor (Orbán, ed)” and compliments Magyar.
(Last updated: April 13, 2026, at 11:10 a.m.)
