# Earthquake governance becomes central issue in presidential and parliamentary elections

Date: 2023

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the [National Assembly](/organizations/national-assembly). It was the 10th parliamentary election and the highest-turnout election since Hungary's transition to democracy in 1990. The incumbent Fidesz–KDNP government of Prime Minister [Viktor Orbán](/people/mig-actor-viktor-orban) was defeated in a landslide by the opposition [Tisza Party](/organizations/tisza-party), led by MEP and former Fidesz member [Péter Magyar](/people/peter-magyar), ending the 16-year Orbán era.

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