High-stakes Hungarian election sees record turnout as Orbán and Magyar cast ballots
Hungary held a closely watched parliamentary election on April 12, 2026, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar both voting in the Budapest area.Early turnout figures indicated participation near 75 percent, potentially a record high for the country.Orbán cast his ballot in the late morning in Zsámbék near Szentendre, north of Budapest, while Magyar voted earlier in the central V District of the capital.Orbán described the election as a defense of Hungary's achievements over the past 15 years, whereas Magyar framed the vote as a choice between continued alignment with the European Union or remaining a political outlier.The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Apr 2026 20:03 LONDON
