"OUR VICTORY IS VISIBLE FROM EVERY HUNGARIAN WINDOW": Magyar Addresses the Nation After Triumph Over Orbán
The Tisa party absolutely dominated the parliamentary elections tonight.
TL;DR
- Tisa party leader Peter Magyar declared victory, claiming an unprecedented mandate and a strong two-thirds majority in Hungary's parliamentary elections.
- Preliminary results indicate Tisa won 138 out of 199 seats, while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fides party secured 54 seats.
- Magyar stated that voters 'replaced (Prime Minister Viktor) Orbán's regime and took back their homeland'.
- Orbán congratulated Tisa on their victory, acknowledging the 'painful' election results for his Fides party and stating they will serve as the opposition.
- EU leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, welcomed the preliminary results, calling it a 'victory for democracy' and that 'Hungary has chosen Europe'.