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blue-wave

(5,318 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:51 PM Sunday

Hungary: With 15% of vote counted Tisza projected to win 125 of 199

Parliament seats.

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/

This means at present Orban is losing.

Update: 30% of vote now in. Tisza expected to win 132 seats out of 199.

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Hungary: With 15% of vote counted Tisza projected to win 125 of 199 (Original Post) blue-wave Sunday OP

Fingers crossed! 🤞 AllyCat Sunday #1

The results just keep getting better blue-wave Sunday #2

"RIGGED ELECTION!" regnaD kciN Sunday #4

BOOM!! WarGamer Sunday #3

Weren't you saying they were the same an hour ago? BannonsLiver Sunday #6

It's the difference between Trump and Rubio WarGamer Sunday #13

Incorrect. Torchlight Yesterday #18

Bye, bye Pooty!! blue-wave Sunday #9

I'll wait for the concession speech before I celebrate. Midnight Writer Sunday #5

Magyar says Orbn has congratulated him Snarkoleptic Sunday #7

Well, that's encouraging blue-wave Sunday #8

Glad Orban didn't rip his Country to shreds by lying about his loss, unlike tRump. Snarkoleptic Sunday #10

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #11

Me Too!! blue-wave Sunday #12

Where else can we encourage Vance to go? karynnj Sunday #14

All 50 states blue-wave Sunday #16

With 81.49% of votes counted, Tisza is tracking to 137 seats, well over the key 2/3rds level. Celerity Sunday #15

How sweet it is!! blue-wave Sunday #17

AllyCat

(18,886 posts)

1. Fingers crossed! 🤞

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:57 PM

Sunday

blue-wave

(5,318 posts)

2. The results just keep getting better

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:01 PM

Sunday

regnaD kciN

(27,670 posts)

4. "RIGGED ELECTION!"

Reply to blue-wave (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:04 PM

Sunday

Can’t you hear it already?

WarGamer

(18,699 posts)

3. BOOM!!

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:03 PM

Sunday

Bye, Vic!

BannonsLiver

(20,670 posts)

6. Weren't you saying they were the same an hour ago?

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:19 PM

Sunday

WarGamer

(18,699 posts)

13. It's the difference between Trump and Rubio

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:05 PM

Sunday

Same ideology less psycho

Torchlight

(6,915 posts)

18. Incorrect.

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #13)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:49 AM

Yesterday

Magyar is pro-EU and seeks to align closer with Brussels, EU-funded growth, euro adoption support, and restore democratic norms by strengthen democratic institutions (per Reuters, AP and Wikipedia)

blue-wave

(5,318 posts)

9. Bye, bye Pooty!!

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:28 PM

Sunday

Midnight Writer

(25,512 posts)

5. I'll wait for the concession speech before I celebrate.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:19 PM

Sunday

Hopefully, it doesn't sound like "We have to march to the Capitol! If we don't fight like hell we won't have a country left anymore!"

Snarkoleptic

(6,239 posts)

7. Magyar says Orbn has congratulated him

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:26 PM

Sunday

14:21 CDT
Alan Charlish

Magyar has just posted on Facebook to say Orbán has congratulated him.

Here is a translation of his post: "Just now Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has congratulated me on our victory in a phone call."

I am super happy right now!!

blue-wave

(5,318 posts)

8. Well, that's encouraging

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:27 PM

Sunday

Sounds like Orban is accepting the results.

Snarkoleptic

(6,239 posts)

10. Glad Orban didn't rip his Country to shreds by lying about his loss, unlike tRump.

Reply to blue-wave (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:36 PM

Sunday

n/t

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,454 posts)

11. This makes me smile

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:37 PM

Sunday

BREAKING: Hungary just saw a stunning political shakeup. Opposition leader PÃ©ter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor OrbÃ¡n personally called to congratulate him on his victory, marking the imminent end to OrbÃ¡nâ€™s long grip on power.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-12T19:21:14.044Z