Tisza will have 141 representatives in Hungary's 199-seat parliament, giving the party a supermajority of 70.85%, data from the National Election Office released on April 18 show after counting mail-in ballots and transferred votes.

According to the final results, the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance lost 60% of its seats and will have 52 representatives (26.13%), and the radical right-wing Our Homeland (Mi Hazank) will have six seats (3.02%).

Voter turnout reached a record 79.6%, with nearly 6mn ballots cast, the highest since the democratic transition. Smaller parties failed to clear the parliamentary threshold. The Democratic Coalition, formed in 2011 from the Socialist Party, which ruled Hungary between 1990 and 1994 and 2002 and 2010, received just over 1%, qualifying for state funding, while the Two-Tailed Dog Party fell short.

Of the 199 seats in parliament, 106 are filled from individual constituencies, while 93 are allocated from national party lists.

Tisza managed to flip three constituencies over the weekend as mail-in votes were counted, including those registered at addresses outside their constituencies. In one rural constituency, Tisza filed a complaint after its candidate lost by just 206 votes to an independent candidate widely believed to be financed by Fidesz. Tisza has initiated a new vote, but this could lead to a delay in forming a new government.

The landslide victory of the opposition party, founded just two years ago, was secured by winning 96 of the 106 individual districts, the highest ever by a party since the regime change, while Fidesz only managed to take 10 districts compared to 93 four years ago.

The opposition party led by former Fidesz cadre Peter Magyar took 3.38mn votes, or  53.2% of the total, the highest ever since the regime change. Fidesz-KDNP had 2.46mn votes (38.61%), down from over 3.1mn four years ago and Our Homeland 358,372 votes (5.63%), 25,000 more votes than in 2022.

The ruling conservative nationalists received 84.2% of the 336,000 votes cast by ethnic Hungarians living in neighbouring countries.  There were nearly 500,000 Hungarians registered to vote by mail abroad, and the vast majority voted for Tisza.  

Hungarian civil organisations, in a report filed over the weekend, said the 2026 election was marked by systemic imbalances, though voting proceeded smoothly on election day.

A report compiled from observer and voter feedback highlighted concerns about the use of state resources in campaigning, limited media pluralism, opaque financing, and restricted legal remedies. NGOs also flagged issues such as disinformation, social media manipulation, attempts at foreign influence, and irregularities in postal voting and minority list registration.

In a press briefing following election day, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said the election was well organised, but warned that voters faced an uneven playing field during the campaign.

Observers pointed to a blurred distinction between state and ruling party activities, including the use of administrative resources, as well as media bias and limited pluralism, with public service media criticised for one-sided coverage. They also noted weaknesses in campaign finance regulation, the absence of effective spending limits, and the lack of televised candidate debates. Disinformation and negative messaging, particularly related to the EU and Ukraine, were also highlighted as concerns.

Tisza's parliamentary group will hold its first meeting on April 20, and the inaugural meeting of the new parliament will be held on May 9, Prime Minister-elect Magyar told a press conference after preparatory talks between parties began on April 17.

Magyar also proposed that parliament elect the prime minister during the inaugural session, with the oath of office to be taken on the same day, a practice not seen since 1990. Magyar noted that his proposals had been accepted by the parliamentary groups.