Election Dashboard: National parliament election in Hungary 2026

The Varieties of Democracy project classifies Hungary as an electoral autocracy, meaning that elections are held but are not fully free and fair, with the playing field tilted in favour of incumbents.

Hungary is represented in the European Council by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Fidesz), who – at the European level – is associated with the right-wing Patriots for Europe (PfE) group chaired by Jordan Bardella. Alongside Andrej Babiš, Orbán is the only PfE European council member.

At the national level, Fidesz is in an electoral and parliamentary alliance with the right-wing KDNP (PfE) party.

The Tisza party of opposition leader Péter Magyar is affiliated with the centre-right EPP, associated with figures such as Ursula von der Leyen and Manfred Weber. The EPP currently holds 10 out of 27 seats in the European Council.

The far-right Mi Hazánk (MH) is affiliated at the European level with the ESN group led by the Alternative for Germany. Democratic Coalition (DK) is affiliated with the centre-left Party of European Socialists. The Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), widely described as a satire party, does not belong to any group but has expressed an intention to join the Greens/EFA group.

Designated national minority lists are not affiliated with European party families. The German minority list MNOÖ is projected to lose parliamentary representation for the first time since gaining it in 2018. The ORÖ list of the Roma may win parliamentary representation for the first time.