Stubb, Orpo praise Magyar on Hungarian election victory

President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo congratulated Peter Magyar, leader of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza for the victory in the parliamentary elections on Sunday.

“Congratulations to Peter Magyar and Tisza on their election victory. This is a result of great importance not just for Hungary but for Europe and all of those who believe in liberal democracy,” Stubb wrote in a post on his social media platform X early Monday night.

Meanwhile the Prime Minister in a post on his X late Sunday night also congratulated the newly elected leader of Hungary.

“The election result gives Hungary the opportunity to return to our community of values and security as a constructive actor,” Orpo wrote.

“I congratulate Peter Magyar. I hope he will do everything in his power to restore confidence. In democratic elections, the Hungarian people have demonstrated their strong will to be an active member of European Union and NATO,” the Premier added.

Hungary's opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition by securing a majority in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by the National Election Office (NEO), reported Xinhua.

With 98.13 percent of votes counted by the NEO, Tisza had won 53.62 percent of the vote and was projected to win 138 of the 199 parliament seats, exceeding the two-thirds threshold. Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance received 37.79 percent and was projected to win 55 seats.