Record turnout in Hungary exceeded 74% in parliamentary elections

In Hungary, as of 5:00 PM, 5.5 million people, or 74.2%, have already voted in the elections, UNN reports with reference to telex.hu.

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According to the National Election Commission of Hungary (NVI), at 5:00 PM on Sunday's parliamentary elections, 74.23 percent of eligible voters, or 5 million 587 thousand voters, cast their ballots. Such a level of turnout has never been observed in full-day elections. Turnout data by district shows that only in two districts across the country did turnout remain below 70 percent (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg).

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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 ballots.

It is expected that by the end of the day - by 7:00 PM - more than 7 million Hungarians will have 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, the campaign manager of the Fidesz party, 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.