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Magyar's Tisza Party Wins Majority, Topples Orbán's Fidesz

4/24/2026

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On 12 April 2026, Péter Magyar led the Tisza party to win election, defeating Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz.
Tisza secured 141 seats—eight above the 133 needed for a majority—and 55.3% of vote, while Fidesz got 36.7%.
Magyar, a former Fidesz insider who left in 2024, ran on anti-corruption and pre-2010 policies.
He pledged to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, release €6 billion frozen, refuse migrant quotas and end €1 million asylum fines.

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Story summary

On 12 April 2026, Péter Magyar led the Tisza party to win election, defeating Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz.
Tisza secured 141 seats—eight above the 133 needed for a majority—and 55.3% of vote, while Fidesz got 36.7%.
Magyar, a former Fidesz insider who left in 2024, ran on anti-corruption and pre-2010 policies.
He pledged to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, release €6 billion frozen, refuse migrant quotas and end €1 million asylum fines.