Hungary election winner Magyar expects to form government by mid-May

Brody Rawler April 17, 2026
Hungary election winner Magyar expects to form government by mid-May

BUDAPEST, April 15 (Reuters) - Election winner Peter ‌Magyar said on Wednesday ‌that President Tamas Sulyok ​would ask him at the inaugural session of parliament to form ‌Hungary's next ⁠government, which could be sworn in ⁠by the middle of next month ​or somewhat ​sooner.

Reuters Election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party arrives to meet Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok after the parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Peter Magyar, leader of the Hungarian opposition Tisza Party, leaves after speaking, on the day of a meeting with Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok, following the parliamentary election, which Tisza won, at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Hungary's President Sulyok meets election winner Magyar and other party leaders, in Budapest

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"The ​President has informed ‌me that he will ask me at the inaugural session of the new parliament ‌to be Prime ​Minister and ​form ​a government, as ‌the leader of ​the ​party that got the most votes," Magyar ​said ‌after meeting Sulyok.

(Reporting by ​Krisztina Than and ​Gergely Szakacs)

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