Almost 91 thousand Węgrów registered to vote in embassies and consulates outside the country. The 444.hu portal emphasizes that this means a significant increase compared to the previous elections, when 65.5 thousand people chose this option. people. The results so far show that voters voting abroad are more critical of the government than voters at home. In the last European Parliament elections in 2024, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz won less than 19%. votes in embassies.
“This could be a serious weapon for Tisha” – noted the Telex portal. The Hungarian media pointed out that Peter Magyar's party has established itself as the natural choice of younger, urban and mobile voters, who constitute a significant proportion of people voting outside the country.
Daily News Hungary noted that the record number of votes cast abroad may cause the final election result will be known only on April 18, six days after voting. According to the electoral law, votes cast abroad must be returned to the country where they must be counted no later than the sixth day after the election. This means that while preliminary results may come in on the night of April 12, the final result may remain unresolved for several days.
Chaos in Hungarian polls
Parliamentary elections in Hungary will be held on April 12. The main opposition party TISHA is ahead of Fidesz in most independent polls. In Median's March survey, it received support of 58%. among decisive voters, and Fidesz – 35 percent.
Wednesday's survey by the 21 Research Center showed that TISHA enjoys the support of 56 percent. decisive voters, and Fidesz – 37 percent Polls by centers linked to the government indicate that Orban's party has an advantage of several percentage points.
