Hungarian elections on April 12 - voter turnout exceeded 54%

As of 13:00 in Hungary, where parliamentary elections are being held today, April 12, more than 54% of citizens have come to the polls. This is reported by UNN with reference to telex.hu.

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This figure exceeds the voter turnout in 2022 by 10%.

Parliamentary elections in Hungary: chronology of events

On Sunday, April 12, parliamentary elections began in Hungary. As of 7:00, the turnout was 3.46%. And as of 9:00, 16.89% of Hungarians had already cast their votes.

The lowest turnout was in Budapest, where the turnout was 15.96 percent, while the highest voter activity was recorded in cities with a population of 10,000 to 20,000 people. There, 17.73 percent of voters had already cast their votes.

It is expected that by the end of the day - by 19:00 - more than 7 million Hungarians will cast their votes.

It should be noted that in 2022, when regular parliamentary elections were held in the country, the turnout was 10.31%.

Balázs Orbán, head of the Fidesz party's election campaign, believes that high voter activity is a harbinger of the ruling party's victory in the parliamentary race.

Elections to the Hungarian Parliament: what the main participants in the race say

Prime Minister and head of the ruling Fidesz party Viktor Orbán is betting on a rhetoric of unity and states that the country needs to unite in the face of serious challenges in Europe. He also emphasizes that he is determined to win.

His main opponent, Péter Magyar, who heads the Tisza party, also demonstrates confidence in victory. He says that if he comes to power, he will first of all fight corruption, and will also try to unblock frozen EU funds for Hungary and strengthen the country's role in the European Union and NATO.

At the same time, both Orbán and Magyar stated that they are ready to recognize the results of the vote.

Recall

The Fidesz party announced the alleged preparation of bribing Roma voters by the Tisza party and promised to contact law enforcement agencies.

Activists of the opposition Tisza, in turn, have already reported that they noticed buses with visitors from Transylvania, Hungarians, who were allegedly registered in unfinished buildings and then sent to vote in districts where Orbán is not popular and does not get the required number of votes.