Magyar wins general elections in Hungary against incumbent Orban

Hungarian far-right incumbent Premier Victor Orban concedes defeat.

Hungary’s opposition Tisza Party is poised to win parliamentary elections with 68.84% of vote and 137 seats, with 81% of ballots counted, according to unofficial results.

Opposition leader Peter Magyar held wide lead against incumbent Victor Orban from early on, according to National Election Office.

Hungary’s far-right incumbent Orban conceded defeat, saying: "We will serve our nation from opposition."

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has just called to congratulate us on our victory, Magyar said on US social media platform X.

Mitsotakis congratulates Peter Magyar after Hungary election win

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s center-right opposition Tisza party, following his landslide victory in his country’s elections on Sunday.

“Big night for Hungary and Europe! Congratulations Peter Magyar on an impressive victory,” he said in a post on his official social media account on X. 

Preliminary election results, based on more than 98% of counted votes, put his Tisza party on course for an extraordinary 138 seats, with Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz on 55 and the far-right Our Homeland on six.