Peter Magyar and his center-right Tisza party have won a landslide victory in Hungary, effectively ending Viktor Orbán‘s 16-year rule. With 97.35 percent of precincts counted, Magyar’s party claimed a two-thirds majority in the 199-seat parliament, securing 138 seats compared to the 55 seats won by Orbán’s Fidesz party. Voter turnout reached nearly 80 percent, marking a major turning point for the country.
The Trump administration had placed a significant bet on Orbán staying in power. Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary to rally support for the incumbent, and Trump himself posted on Truth Social pledging the economic support of the United States to ensure the prosperity of an Orbán-led Hungary. The level of political capital invested by the White House made the final result an even bigger blow.
