Hungarian parliamentary elections are accompanied by unexpectedly high public interest. According to data from the Central Election Commission, the turnout reached almost 38 percent after the first five hours, which is significantly higher than in 2022, when less than 26 percent of voters voted at the same time.
Voter turnout in the first five hours of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Hungary was very high. This was reported by the DPA agency, which appealed to the Central Election Commission, according to which almost 38 percent of eligible voters had already cast their votes, writes TASR. In the last parliamentary elections in 2022, the turnout at the same time reached 25.8 percent, DPA reminded.
- Almost 38 percent of the voters voted in the Hungarian elections within five hours of the polls opening.
- At the same time in 2022, participation reached only 25.8 percent.
- The electoral battle is between the Fidesz KDNP bloc and the Tisza party.
- Fidesz, led by Viktor Orbán, has dominated Hungarian politics continuously since 2010.
The fight between Orbán and Magyar
Polling stations in Hungary opened at 6:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m. The main electoral battle is between the Fidesz-KDNP government bloc led by Prime Minister and Fidesz Chairman Viktor Orbán and the opposition party Tisza, headed by MEP Péter Magyar.
The Hungarian political scene has been dominated by the Fidesz party for 16 years. Its prominent leader, Orbán, has ruled in a bloc with the Christian-democratic KDNP continuously since 2010, having won a constitutional majority in the previous four consecutive parliamentary elections.
