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Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat to Péter Magya, the opposition leader and candidate of the Tisza Party.
On Sunday, parliamentary polls were held to elect 199 National Assembly members; 100 are seats required for a simple majority government, and 133 seats for a two-thirds supermajority.
According to the National Election Office, the Tisza Party is projected to win a two-thirds majority in parliament based on majority election results.
Speaking on the projection, Viktor Orbán said although the election result is not yet complete, the outcome “is understandable and clear.”
Orbán told supporters he had congratulated the winning party, saying “The responsibility and opportunity of governance were not given to us.”
Thank you Hungary!” Péter Magyar posted on Facebook, adding that Orbán had “congratulated me on the phone on our victory.”
45-year-old Magyar, who serves as the president of the Tisza Party, has been a member of the European Parliament since 2024.
Orbán, also a lawyer, has been the 56th PM of Hungary since 2010. He was previously in power from 1998 to 2002, and was re-elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022.
Orban, 62, was defeated despite endorsements from the United States President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, observed that the results of the elections show Hungary has chosen Europe.
“Europe has always chosen Hungary,” the German diplomat wrote in a post on X. “A country reclaims its European path; the Union grows stronger.”
Hungary election: Péter Magyar defeats Viktor Orbán after 16-year rule
