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2024 European Parliament election in Hungary

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The 2024 European Parliament elections in Hungary were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[3] This was the first European election to take place after Brexit and on the same day as local elections.[4][5]

Quick facts All 21 Hungarian seats to the European Parliament, Turnout ...
2024 European Parliament election in Hungary
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All 21 Hungarian seats to the European Parliament
Turnout59.46% (Increase 15.98 pp) [1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tamás Deutsch Péter Magyar
Party Fidesz–KDNP TISZA
Alliance PfE EPP
Last election 52.56%, 13 seats Did not exist
Seats won 11 7
Seat change Decrease 2 New party
Popular vote 2,048,211 1,352,699
Percentage 44.82% 29.60%
Swing Decrease 7.74pp New party
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Klára Dobrev László Toroczkai
Party DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd MH
Alliance S&D
Greens/EFA		 ESN
Last election 22.66%, 5 seats[2] 3.29%, 0 seats
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 367,162 306,404
Percentage 8.03% 6.71%
Swing Decrease 14.63pp Increase 3.42pp
Results of the election by county.
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This was the first nationwide election contested by the Tisza Party under Péter Magyar, who became the most popular opposition figure to then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán since the Novák scandal broke in February 2024. Though the Fidesz–KDNP alliance of then Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won the election, Tisza won the largest share of any non-Fidesz party in a nationwide election since 2010, while Fidesz won its lowest share in a European election since Hungary joined the European Union.

As of 2026, this is the most recent nationwide election won by Fidesz–KDNP, which would lose the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election to the Tisza Party.

Background

The European Parliament considers Hungary a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy" since 2022.[6]

Electoral system

Main article: Electoral system of Hungary

Hungary uses closed lists and the D'Hondt method to elect seats to the European Parliament, with a 5% threshold.

Running parties and candidates

Running parties

More information Party, Main ideology ...
Party Main ideology Lead Candidate European
party		 EP Group 2019 result
Votes (%) Seats
Fidesz–KDNP - Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance
- Christian Democratic People's Party		 National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Soft Euroscepticism		 Tamás Deutsch none (Fidesz)
EPP (KDNP)		 PfE 52.56 13
DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd - Democratic Coalition
- Hungarian Socialist Party
- Dialogue – The Greens' Party		 Social liberalism
Social democracy
Green politics		 Klára Dobrev PES (DK, MSZP)
EGP (P)		 S&D (DK, MSZP)
Greens/EFA(P)		 22.66 5[7]
Momentum - Momentum Movement Liberalism Anna Donáth ALDE Renew 9.93 2
Jobbik - Jobbik – Conservatives Conservatism Péter Róna ECPM none 6.34 1
MH - Our Homeland Movement Ultranationalism
Hard Euroscepticism		 László Toroczkai none Europe of Sovereign Nations 3.29 0
MKKP - Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party Social liberalism
Political satire		 Marietta Le PPEU Greens/EFA 2.62 0
LMP - LMP – Hungary's Green Party Syncretic politics
Green politics		 Péter Ungár EGP (suspended) none 2.18 0
TISZA - TISZA – Respect and Freedom Party Conservatism
Populism
Pro-Europeanism		 Péter Magyar none none did not exist
2RK - Second Reform Era Party Centrism Gábor Vona none none did not exist
MMN - Everybody's Hungary People's Party Liberal conservatism Péter Márki-Zay none none did not exist
MEMO - Solution Movement Digitalization Viktor Huszár none none did not exist
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Full party lists

More information Fidesz–KDNP, DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd ...
Fidesz–KDNP[8]

DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd[9]

 Momentum[10] Jobbik [11]

MH[12]

MKKP[13]

LMP[14]

 TISZA[15]

2RK[16]

 MMN[17]

MEMO[18]

1. Tamás Deutsch Klára Dobrev Anna Donáth Péter Róna László Toroczkai Marietta Le Péter Ungár Péter Magyar Gábor Vona Péter Márki-Zay Viktor Huszár
2. Kinga Gál Csaba Molnár Katalin Cseh Márton Gyöngyösi Dóra Dúró Katalin Törley Erzsébet Schmuck Dóra Dávid Emese Pekárné Farkas Botond Szalma Dóra Karl
3. András Gyürk Ágnes Vadai Tamás Győző Deli Zoltán Balczó Zsuzsanna Borvendég Veronika Juhász Örs Tetlák Zoltán Tarr Balázs Búzás Tibor Bana Dániel László Bogó
4. Balázs Győrffy Sándor Rónai Viktória Vajda Anita Kvárik Szilveszter Kispalkó Imre Tóth Máté Kanász-Nagy András Kulja Adrián Száki Anita Putz Piroska Paksi
5. György Hölvényi Kata Tüttő Dániel Berg Róbert Dudás József Árgyelán András Becker Krisztina Hohn Eszter Lakos Gábor Tóth Tamás Mellár Norbert Szilágyi
6. Pál Szekeres Zsolt Gréczy Benedek Farkas László György Lukács Andreas Héjj András Ecsedi-Derdák János Kendernay Gabriella Gerzsenyi Andrásné Szilvási Péter Pál Ember Ferenc Horváth
7. Viktória Ferenc Richárd Barabás Bedő Erik Bence Nagy Gyula Popély Balázs Sándor Gábor Hanák Kinga Kollár Viktor Póka Balázs Kiss Mihály Tóth
8. Annamária Vicsek Péter Heil Máté Urfi Béla Adorján Patrik Orosz Zakota Tamás Dorottya Szabolcs Csaba Bogdán Árpád Burány Fanni Kecskés
9. Enikő Győri Zita Gurmai Levente Takács Attila Fazekas Ágnes Szent-Iványi Richárd Szin Viktor D'Elia Viktor Weisz Miklós Orbán
10. András László Lajos Oláh Evelin Hornyák Péter Balassa Mihály Földesi Mónika Andrasek Dániel Molnár Lívia Győri-Nagy
11. Ernő Schaller-Baross Krisztián Kocsis Barnabás Kádár Réka Lakatos András Grundtner László Perneczky Andrea Anna Bujdosó Marcell Imre
12. Boglárka Ballester-Bólya Balázs Barkóczi Anna Mária Benza Zoltán Magyar János Lantos András Szabó Ildikó Éva Sopov Pál Ágoston
13. Bernadett Petri Gábor Harangozó Mátyás Szilvási Rajmund Baucsek Zsuzsanna Fiszter Zoltán Ságodi Márton Tóth
14. Barbara Hegedűs László Sebián-Petrovszki Zsuzsanna Nagy Miklós Vincze Attila László Balázs Haladi-Bús Róbert Oláh
15. Ádám Kavecsánszki Tímea Szabó Alexandra Nikoletta Hulse Krisztián Berta Balázs Éberling Norbert Riczu
16. Hajnalka Juhász László Andor Péter Sajószegi Dénes Szarka Csaba Binder József Dakó
17. Ádám Kósa Gergely Arató Koppány Bendegúz Szarvas Attila Vidó Eszter Judit Kiss
18. Dóra Hidas Levente Dávid Bazin György Juhász Csongor Vékony Martin Zsolt Gillich
19. Edina Tóth Olga Kálmán András Csaba Horváth Jenő Páli Csanád Terdik
20. Ágnes Zsófia Magyar Gábor Erőss Gábor Baranyi Barna Bartha Balázs Szőke
21. Gábor Tordai-Lejko Mátyás Eörsi Dávid Bedő Tamás Varga Klára Simon
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MEPs not standing for re-election

More information Name, Party ...
Name Party Date announced Source
István Ujhelyi Opportunity Community 2 June 2023 [19]
László Trócsányi Fidesz 22 January 2024 [20]
Andor Deli Fidesz 4 April 2024 [21]
Balázs Hidvéghi Fidesz 4 April 2024 [21]
Andrea Bocskor Fidesz 4 April 2024 [21]
Lívia Járóka Fidesz 4 April 2024 [21]
Attila Ara-Kovács Democratic Coalition 25 April 2024
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Campaign

Election poster titled "Bru$sels's humble servants", depicts opposition politicians Gyurcsány, Karácsony, Dobrev, and Magyar as butlers of Ursula von der Leyen, offering migration, gender, and war.

Debates

More information Location, Date ...
LocationDateParticipants
Fidesz–KDNPDK–MSZP–PárbeszédTISZAMomentumMHMKKPJobbikLMPMMN2RKMEMO
Partizán2024-05-17X markNcheckYX markNcheckYcheckYcheckYnot invited
M1 2024-05-30checkYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
ATV2024-06-01X markNcheckYX markNcheckYcheckYcheckYnot invited
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Opinion polling

See also: Opinion polling for the 2024 European Parliament election
More information Polling firm, Fieldwork date ...
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size Fidesz–KDNP
PfE		 Momentum
Renew		 DK
S&D		 MSZP
S&D		 Párbeszéd
G/EFA		 LMP
G/EFA		 Jobbik
NI		 MMN
EPP		 MH
ESN		 MKKP
G/EFA		 MEMO
EPP		 NP
NI		 2RK
NI		 TISZA
EPP		 Other Lead
2024 election 9 June 2024 – 44.8 3.7 8 0.8 1 0.6 6.7 3.6 0.4 – 0.7 29.6 0.1 15.2
21 Kutatóközpont 6–8 Jun 2024 1,000 44 3 8 – – 1 7 4 – – 1 32 – 12
Publicus 3–5 June 2024 1,001 43 4 15 1 2 – 5 4 – – – 25 1 18
Medián 27-29 May 2024 1,000 48 5 9 0 1 1 6 2 – – 1 29 – 19
IDEA 20–29 May 2024 1,500 44 4 12 0 0 1 5 4 – – 2 26 2 18
Társadalomkutató May 2024 4,000 51 1 8 2 1 1 4 5 – – 1 25 – 26
Real-PR 93 27-29 May 2024 1,000 45 1 10 – 1 1 5 7 1 – 2 28 – 17
Alapjogokért Központ 22-24 May 2024 1,000 47 2 8 1 1 1 6 6 1 – 1 26 – 21
Századvég 20-28 May 2024 1,000 45 3 10 1 1 1 6 9 – – 1 23 – 22
Nézőpont 20-22 May 2024 1,000 47 1 9 1 1 1 7 7 1 – 1 24 – 23
Závecz Research 2–10 May 2024 1,000 39 4 17 1 1 2 6 3 – – 1 26 0 13
IDEA 25 Apr–4 May 2024 1,500 40 4 17 0 1 1 4 5 – 2 3 21 2 19
Nézőpont 29 Apr – 2 May 2024 1,000 48 1 12 1 1 1 5 7 – 0 3 21 – 27
Publicus 26–30 Apr 2024 1,000 42 3 24 1 1 – 4 2 – – – 23 – 18
Medián 26–29 Apr 2024 1,000 45 4 9 1 1 2 4 6 – 1 2 25 – 20
Iránytű 17–19 Apr 2024 1,073 50 3 10 – 1 – 3 4 – – 2 26 1 24
9–12 Apr 2024 53 3 9 – 2 – 6 4 – – 1 20 2 33
Závecz Research 4–11 Apr 2024 1,000 33 7 26 3 1 – 8 5 – – – 14 3 7
Nézőpont 2–4 Apr 2024 1,000 47 4 13 1 1 1 6 11 – 2 2 13 2 34
Ipsos 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 1,025 47.6 7.2 16.5 – – 2.6 2.8 3.0 9.6 4.2 2.0 – – – 4.7 31.1
Nézőpont 26–28 Feb 2024 1,000 47 7 14 2 2 2 2 4 8 8 – 1
0		 4
0		 – – 33
21 Kutatóközpont 22–26 Feb 2024 1,200 44 9 18 2 1 2 3 3 7 8 – 1 2 – – 26[a]
44 9 17 1 1 3 2 5 5 6 – 3 3 – – 27[b]
Republikon Jun 2023 – 46 7 19 4 6 6 – 9 4 – – – – – 27
Nézőpont 15–17 May 2023 1,000 51 9 16 2 1 3 5 – 6 3 – – – – 4 35
Závecz Research 28 Apr–5 May 2023 1,000 46 8 19 6 2 4 6 – 7 3 – – – – – 27
Nézőpont 2–4 Jan 2023 1,000 56 6 14 2 1 3 2 6 – 4 – – – – 6 42
2022 parliamentary election 3 Apr 2022 – 54.1 34.4 5.9 3.3 1.0 – – – 1.3 19.7
2019 election 26 May 2019 – 52.6 9.9 16.1 6.6 2.2 6.3 – 3.3 2.6 – – – – 0.4 36.5
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Results

Turnout

More information Time, Votes ...
Time Votes % Turnout ±% from 2019
7:00 148 427 1,88% Increase 0.4pp
9:00 785 546 9,98% Increase 2.2pp
11:00 1 802 332 22,89% Increase 5.73pp
13:00 2 609 173 33,14% Increase 9.13pp
15:00 3 310 686 42,04% Increase 11.52pp
17:00 3 991 444 50,69% Increase 13.63pp
18:30 4 416 794 56,09% Increase 14.35pp
Overall 4 640 398 59,46% Increase 15.98pp
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Results

More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Fidesz–KDNP2,048,21144.8211–2
Respect and Freedom Party1,352,69929.607New
DK–MSZP–Dialogue367,1628.032–3
Our Homeland Movement306,4046.711+1
Momentum Movement169,0823.700–2
Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party163,9603.5900
Jobbik – Conservatives45,4040.990–1
LMP – Hungary's Green Party39,6460.8700
Second Reform Era Party30,9610.680New
Everybody's Hungary People's Party29,2850.640New
Solution Movement16,8060.370New
Total4,569,620100.00210
Valid votes4,569,62098.58
Invalid/blank votes65,9491.42
Total votes4,635,569100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,655,34460.55
Source: Nemzeti Választási Iroda
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Results by county and in the diaspora

More information County, Fidesz–KDNP ...
County[22] Fidesz–KDNP TISZA DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd MH Momentum MKKP Jobbik LMP 2RK MMN MEMO Turnout[23]
Bács-Kiskun 48.36 28.60 6.25 8.66 2.28 2.91 0.85 0.60 0.55 0.54 0.40 55,10%
Baranya 46.59 27.14 9.39 6.31 3.00 3.60 1.16 1.14 0.64 0.58 0.45 59,35%
Békés 45.57 29.82 7.23 8.67 2.32 2.63 1.26 0.63 0.64 0.82 0.41 56,16%
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 48.77 27.30 7.97 7.57 2.13 2.32 1.77 0.64 0.52 0.55 0.46 58,13%
Budapest 33.12 32.81 12.30 4.46 7.89 5.92 0.40 1.39 0.91 0.50 0.32 63,98%
Csongrád-Csanád 38.32 31.71 7.84 8.52 3.61 4.03 0.67 0.62 0.60 3.76 0.33 58,71%
Fejér 45.88 29.21 7.14 7.42 3.00 3.83 1.18 0.70 0.68 0.52 0.43 58,83%
Győr-Moson-Sopron 48.02 30.55 5.97 6.58 2.66 3.07 0.86 0.90 0.61 0.44 0.37 62,66%
Hajdú-Bihar 48.13 30.28 5.89 7.46 2.94 2.54 0.83 0.61 0.59 0.45 0.29 55,06%
Heves 47.13 28.74 7.41 7.34 2.53 2.42 2.04 0.50 1.13 0.45 0.32 59,80%
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 47.16 29.69 7.21 6.91 1.94 2.23 2.35 1.16 0.58 0.50 0.28 55,00%
Komárom-Esztergom 42.65 31.74 8.79 7.08 2.81 3.46 0.93 0.83 0.78 0.48 0.44 56,06%
Nógrád 51.60 24.43 8.04 8.85 1.66 2.30 1.07 0.75 0.49 0.47 0.35 59,56%
Pest 41.38 32.09 7.10 7.22 4.42 4.50 0.64 0.88 0.80 0.55 0.42 58,98%
Somogy 50.18 27.19 7.85 6.80 1.86 2.40 1.62 0.66 0.54 0.49 0.41 60,25%
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 54.47 26.80 6.33 6.36 1.30 1.61 1.37 0.52 0.41 0.44 0.39 59,58%
Tolna 51.94 24.94 7.02 7.75 2.30 2.57 1.21 0.87 0.52 0.51 0.38 58,98%
Vas 51.30 26.73 7.15 5.91 2.70 2.98 0.81 0.91 0.55 0.59 0.37 64,76%
Veszprém 45.56 29.28 8.12 6.94 2.74 3.49 1.32 1.07 0.69 0.46 0.34 61,36%
Zala 49.83 28.19 7.14 6.74 2.83 2.52 0.99 0.53 0.46 0.43 0.32 62,16%
Foreign representations 18.86 50.82 3.77 2.26 12.08 9.65 0.20 0.58 1.07 0.54 0.16 -
Diaspora 90.03 4.42 0.83 1.97 0.90 0.95 0.15 0.29 0.11 0.21 0.14 -
Total 44.82 29.60 8.03 6.71 3.70 3.59 0.99 0.87 0.68 0.64 0.37 59,46%
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Results by settlement size

More information Settlement size, Fidesz–KDNP ...
Settlement size Fidesz–KDNP[24] TISZA[25] DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd[26] MH[27]
Budapest 33.1 32.8 12.3 4.5
Cities with county rights 38.8 35.1 9.2 6.1
20,000– 39.9 34.0 8.4 7.0
10,000–20,000 44.5 30.9 7.5 7.6
5,000–10,000 47.8 28.7 6.8 7.6
3,000–5,000 49.4 27.3 6.3 7.9
1,000–3,000 53.6 24.3 5.8 8.0
0–1,000 58.3 20.4 5.5 7.8
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Notes

  1. [a]
    without leaders
  2. [b]
    with leaders

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