The Hungarian parliamentary elections are heading for a historical record that has no parallel in the modern history of the country. By 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, more than 66 percent of voters had already cast their votes, which represents almost five million people and significantly exceeds the previous maximum from 2002.
Voter turnout in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Hungary continues to be record high – by 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, more than two-thirds of eligible voters have cast their ballots, TASR reports, according to a report by the 24.hu portal.
- The participation in parliamentary elections in Hungary is extremely high.
- By the fifteenth hour, 66.01 percent of all eligible voters had voted.
- Almost five million Hungarians have already cast their ballots in the elections.
- In Budapest, 69.23 percent of registered voters went to the polls.
Five million voters have already cast their vote
The turnout at 3:00 p.m. reached 66.01 percent, while almost five million voters had already cast their votes. According to the portal, this significantly surpasses the previous record from the second round of elections in 2002 (53.59 percent).
In the capital Budapest, 880,173 people, i.e. 69.23 percent of eligible voters, came to the ballot boxes by 3:00 p.m.
The election process is peaceful so far. Polling stations will close at 7:00 p.m.
Orbán: I will resign from the leadership of Fidesz only in the event of a crushing defeat in the elections
The main battle is between the Fidesz-KDNP government bloc led by Prime Minister and Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán and the opposition Tisza party led by MEP Péter Magyar.
After handing over the ballot, Orbán declared that he would resign from the leadership of Fidesz only in the event of a crushing defeat in the elections. Péter Magyar called for a joint and peaceful regime change in the country, reminds 24.hu.
