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

April 15, 2026 5:34 AM EDT

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

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.

"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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