Hungarians vote in big numbers on whether to end Orbán rule and elect rival
Hungarians went to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, voting from 06:00 to 19:00 local time in a parliamentary election that could end Viktor Orbán’s 16‑year rule. Pollsters warned that turnout could be a record, with many citizens fed up by three years of economic stagnation, rising living costs and alleged corruption. At the time of voting, opinion surveys showed the opposition Tisza party, led by former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar, ahead of Orbán’s Fidesz by roughly 7‑9 percentage points, w
Key Points
- Hungarians went to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, voting from 06:00 to 19:00 local time in a parliamentary election that could end Viktor Orbán’s 16‑year rule.
- Pollsters warned that turnout could be a record, with many citizens fed up by three years of economic stagnation, rising living costs and alleged corruption.
- At the time of voting, opinion surveys showed the opposition Tisza party, led by former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar, ahead of Orbán’s Fidesz by roughly 7‑9 percentage points, with Magyar polling at about 38‑41 percent of the vote.
- The election was described as a watershed moment for Hungary’s relationship with the European Union, Russia and the United States..
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Hungarians went to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, voting from 06:00 to 19:00 local time in a parliamentary election that could end Viktor Orbán’s 16‑year rule. Pollsters warned that turnout could be a record, with many citizens fed up by three years of economic stagnation, rising living costs and alleged corruption. At the time of voting, opinion surveys showed the opposition Tisza party, led by former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar, ahead of Orbán’s Fidesz by roughly 7‑9 percentage points, with Magyar polling at about 38‑41 percent of the vote. The election was described as a watershed mom
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Hungarians went to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, voting from 06:00 to 19:00 local time in a parliamentary election that could end Viktor Orbán’s 16‑year rule. Pollsters warned that turnout could be a record, with many citizens fed up by three years of economic stagnation, rising living costs
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