Hungary's opposition wins supermajority in parliament, faces challenges undoing Orbán's legacy

Hungary's opposition party, led by Péter Magyar, has secured a supermajority in the national parliament following recent elections.

Magyar's Tisza party won 141 out of 199 seats, surpassing the two-thirds majority required to amend the constitution.

The election saw a high voter turnout of nearly 80 percent, reflecting strong public support for change after 16 years of governance by Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party.

Orbán conceded defeat, marking a significant political shift.

Despite the opposition's parliamentary dominance, entrenched Fidesz loyalists remain in key institutions, notably the Constitutional Court.

The court's president, Péter Polt, a Fidesz co-founder, was recently re-elected for a term lasting until 2037, posing a potential obstacle to reforms.

Magyar has called for the resignation of these officials to facilitate democratic reforms.

However, the transition is complicated by the semi-authoritarian system established under Orbán, which aligned many state institutions with Fidesz interests.

Observers note that while the opposition holds the necessary parliamentary majority, the existing system of checks and balances was designed to protect Orbán's executive power and may now be used to block changes.

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