At Stake in this Election:  

• All 199 seats in the Hungarian National Assembly. 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: Tamás SULYOK (since 26 February 2024) 

• Head of Government: Viktor ORBÁN (since 29 May 2010) 

• Assembly: unicameral, 199-seat National Assembly (Országgyűlés) 

Electoral System: 

• The President is indirectly elected by Parliament to serve a 5-year term. The President may only be re-elected once.  

• The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly on the advice of the President.  

• 106 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies and 93 members are elected from national lists. All members serve 4-year terms and face no term limits.  

Last Election: 

The last National Assembly election was held on April 3, 2022. FIDESZ – Christian Democratic People's Party won 135 seats, United for Hungary won 57 seats, Our Homeland Movement won 6 seats, and National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary won 1 seat. Voter turnout was 70%.  

Information for Voters: 

Leggyakrabban ismételt kérdések 2026 / Frequently Asked Questions 2026 (in Hungarian) 

New/Unique in this Election: 

A number of electoral changes have been implemented ahead of these elections, including changes to the election procedure and the number of constituencies.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 6 March 2026 for single constituencies and 7 March 2026 for the national lists 

• Voter registration deadline: 4 February 2026 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• FIDESZ – Hungarian Civic Alliance / FIDESZ - Magyar Polgári Szövetség

  • Seats won in the last election: 135 seats out of 199 

• Our Homeland Movement / Mi Hazánk Mozgalom 

• • Seats won in the last election: 6 seats out of 199 

• Centre Party / Középen Állók Pártja 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Christian Democratic People's Party / Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt (KDNP) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Democratic Coalition / Demokratikus Koalíció (DK) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Hungarian Solidarity Party / A Szolidaritás Pártja 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party / Magyar Kétfarkú Kutya Párt (MKKP) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Hungarian Worker's Party / Magyar Munkáspárt 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Jobbik Movement for Hungary / Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom (JOBBIK) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Nationalization Movement for the Unity of Hungary / Nemzetegyesítő Mozgalom a Szentkorona Országaiért (NEEM)

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Normal Life Party / Normális Élet Pártja (NEP) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

• Respect and Freedom Party / Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt (TISZA) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 199 

Country Context: 

• Population: 9,562,065 (2024 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 8,215,304 (2022) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.436 (2024) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.870, Very high, Rank 46 (2023)  

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 4,970,566 (2024 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 6 June 1980, Ratified 22 December 1980 

• Gender Quota: No legislated quotas. Some parties have adopted voluntary quotas. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 31 out of 199 (16%) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 15.2 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 20 July 2007 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,529,930 (2024 est.)