Record Voter Turnout Reported in Hungary as Orban Faces Toughest Challenge

Uniunea Europeana

Hungarians are heading to the polls in record numbers on Sunday, April 12, for a high-stakes parliamentary election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year continuous rule, Telex reported. According to the National Election Office , voter turnout reached 16.89% by 9:00 a.m. local time, a significant increase from the 10.31% recorded at the same hour during the 2022 elections. Early morning data was even more striking: by 7:00 a.m., turnout stood at 3.46% (260,556 voters) – nearly