New record: voter turnout in Hungary reached 66.01% by 3:00 PM

During the elections in Hungary, another record was set - voter turnout by 3:00 PM was 66.01%, UNN reports with reference to telex.hu.

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According to the publication, voter turnout by 3:00 PM was 66.01%, which means 4,968,713 votes. The previous figure at 1:00 PM was 54.14%. The 3:00 PM figure is higher than the 3:00 PM figure in 2022, which was 52.8%.

The previous turnout record was set in 2002, in the second round of the two-round electoral system, when 53.59% voted.

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What is known about the course of the elections in Hungary now

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

The lowest turnout was in Budapest, where 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 7:00 PM - 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, 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.

Currently, the main struggle is between the current head of government and leader of the Fidesz party, Viktor Orbán, and the leader of the opposition Tisza party, Péter Magyar. Both have already visited polling stations and cast their votes.