Péter Magyar’s TISZA Party Wins Landslide Victory in Hungary, Ending Orbán Era

Péter Magyar's TISZA party won a landslide victory in Hungary's parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, securing 138 seats in the 199-member National Assembly and ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year uninterrupted rule. Orbán's Fidesz-KDNP coalition received 55 seats, while the far-right Mi Hazánk party entered parliament with 6 seats. The result gives TISZA a constitutional two-thirds majority, which requires 133 seats, enabling Magyar to amend the constitution and reverse legislation passed under Orbán. Orbán conceded defeat and congratulated Magyar on the victory. Voter turnout reached a record high of nearly 80 percent, with close to 6 million people casting ballots, compared to a final turnout of 69.59 percent in the 2022 elections.

TISZA: 138, Fidesz-KDNP: 55, Mi Hazánk: 6

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Magyar vows Warsaw first, then Brussels for EU funds Speaking from a stage on the Danube to thousands of supporters gathered in central Budapest, Magyar declared that TISZA had received a mandate unlike any other party in Hungarian history. „We have regained our state, we have liberated it. TISZA did not just win, but will have a two-thirds constitutional majority. This mandate will allow us to carry out an easy and peaceful transformation. We are grateful for all the votes cast for us.” — Péter Magyar via Gazeta Prawna Magyar called on the President of Hungary and the heads of public institutions appointed by parliament during Orbán's tenure to resign voluntarily, warning: „Otherwise, we will fire you ourselves. This regime is over.” — Péter Magyar via Gazeta Prawna On foreign policy, Magyar pledged that Hungary would again be a strong and reliable ally of both the European Union and NATO. He confirmed his first foreign trip as prime minister would be to Warsaw to rebuild what he called the thousand-year Polish-Hungarian friendship, followed by Vienna and then Brussels to recover frozen EU funds. Tens of thousands of people celebrated on the streets of Budapest through the night, with Hungarian flags flying from apartment windows and cars.

Trump stayed silent as Republican allies broke ranks The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had openly backed Orbán during the campaign, with Trump endorsing Orbán at least five times and suggesting the day before the vote that he was ready to use the "power of the American economy" to support Hungary. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both visited Hungary before the elections as part of the administration's support for Orbán. After the results were announced, Trump walked away from journalists when asked about the outcome in Hungary, and the White House did not respond to a request for comment. Several Republican members of Congress broke with the administration's position. Republican Senator Roger Wicker congratulated Magyar and wrote that Hungarians had "rejected the pernicious influence of Vladimir Putin." Republican Congressman Don Bacon congratulated Magyar and directly criticized the Trump administration, warning it to "stay out of elections in other democracies." Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, co-chairman of the Helsinki Commission, also framed the result as a rejection of Russian and Chinese influence in Hungary.

European leaders react, Obama draws Poland parallel World leaders across Europe and beyond offered congratulations to Magyar following the result. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro all extended congratulations. Meloni, who described Orbán as a friend, also thanked him for years of cooperation and expressed confidence that Italy and Hungary would continue to work together constructively. Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine had always sought good neighborly relations with Hungary and expressed readiness for joint work toward peace and stability in Europe. Former U.S. President Barack Obama compared the result to the 2023 Polish elections, writing that the Hungarian opposition victory "constitutes a victory for democracy not only in Europe but around the entire world" and called it "a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people." French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed what he called a victory for democratic participation and Hungary's attachment to EU values. German media described the result as a "political earthquake," with the weekly Die Zeit writing that "democracy won" and Handelsblatt calling it "a good day for liberal democracy in Europe."

138 (seats) — TISZA seats, surpassing two-thirds threshold of 133

Hungary has been governed by Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party since 2010, during which time Orbán consistently secured two-thirds parliamentary supermajorities that allowed him to rewrite the constitution and reshape state institutions. The European Union repeatedly clashed with Budapest over rule-of-law standards, leading to the freezing of significant EU funds. The 2022 Hungarian parliamentary elections produced a final voter turnout of 69.59 percent. The 2026 election was the first in which a unified opposition under a single leader — Péter Magyar — challenged Orbán directly, after Magyar rose to prominence in 2024.