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Magyar's parliamentary majority in Hungary increases after final count
The final count gave Tisza 141 seats and a two-thirds majority, positioning Péter Magyar to form a government and reverse Viktor Orbán’s policies.
- Tisza Party leader Péter Magyar announced on Monday that Hungary's incoming government will operate with 16 ministries, expanding from the current 12 following the party's decisive parliamentary victory.
- The Tisza Party parliamentary group, Hungary's largest legislative bloc since the democratic transition, held its first meeting on Monday. Magyar described the nominations as guarantees for substantive political debate in the National Assembly.
- Initial cabinet appointments cover foreign affairs, finance, economy, energy, healthcare, defence, environment, and agriculture, reflecting the government's priorities spanning economic management, public services, and national security.
- MPs will formally approve Andrea Bujdos as parliamentary group leader at the inaugural session, while the party nominated Ágnes Forsthoffer as Speaker of the National Assembly.
- Negotiations on government formation will continue throughout the week with additional ministers expected to be announced, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that "time is running out" for swift reforms.
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The conservative Tisza party of Péter Magyar, winner of the general elections in Hungary on Sunday, April 12, increased its parliamentary supermajority by reaping three more seats after counting the votes by mail and those of foreign missions and the votes transferred, according to the National Election Office. Continue reading...
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