BUDAPEST, April 12, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Conservative Peter Magyar on Sunday said he was "cautiously optimistic" about victory as polls closed in Hungary's parliamentary elections, where the former government insider poses an unprecedented challenge to nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year stint in power.

"Of course, we're aware of, we've seen the latest surveys...," he told reporters after polls closed with an all-time record voter turnout in the central European country.

"Based on those, along with the turnout data and the information we've received, we're optimistic -- or rather, cautiously optimistic."