politics
April 13, 2026
Voter turnout at Hungary’s parliamentary polls promising to be record-high
The turnout at the elections was 74.23% by 5:00 p.m. local time
TL;DR
- Voter turnout reached 74.23% by 5:00 p.m. local time.
- This turnout is promising to be a record-high, surpassing the 2022 final turnout of 69.53%.
- A total of 199 seats in parliament are being contested.
- The main contenders are Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition (Fidesz-KDNP) and the opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar.
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