‘Unpredictable outcome’: Hungarians voice hope and fear as they cast ballots

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After 16 years of Viktor Orbán many voters are cautiously optimistic parliamentary election will bring change

As Fruzsi, 22, waited to cast her vote at a polling station in central Budapest, a note of optimism laced through her voice. “I think everyone is hopeful,” she said. “It feels like we might be writing history tonight.”

It was a hint of the heady mix of hope, anxiety, and fear being felt across the country as a https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/hungarians-vote-in-hard-fought-election-that-could-oust-viktor-orban-after-16-years">record number of Hungarians turned up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the parliamentary election.

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