Polls closed in Hungary at 7 p.m. local.
Record-high 77.8% turnout by 6:30 p.m.
"Two new pre-election day polls suggest significant opposition lead
Two polls conducted before the vote and released as the polling stations closed appeared to suggest a likely win for the opposition Tisza party.
BUT, these are not exit polls, but normal polls conducted before the election, and lots of caveats apply, so we should treat them with caution."
Hungary's opposition party Tisza off to a good start in the count.
"The state of play at the moment gives Tisza 110 seats, Fidesz-KDNP 71, and Mi Hazank 9 – with Tisza winning single-seat constituency votes, but Fidesz marginally ahead in the national party list votes - with just 6.56% of the votes counted"
There will be many ups and downs in the next few hours.
Hungary Election update: "At 21.54% of votes counted, Tisza is currently projected to get 128 seats – just short of the 133 needed for the 2/3 majority – to Fidesz’s 62 and Mi Hazank’s 8."
This is a projected result.
Well it is a *right-wing* election loss so I believe Orbán has sixty days to organize a consequences-free coup attempt.
That's how it works in civilized countries anyway.
AkaSci 🛰️
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