Hungary's election winner Magyar to meet president, calls on him to resign

Election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party speaks to the media ahead of a meeting with Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok after the parliamentary election, at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

BUDAPEST, ⁠April 15 (Reuters) - ⁠Hungary's election winner ‌Peter Magyar, leader of the TISZA ​party which ⁠won a ⁠landslide victory in ⁠Sunday's ‌election, arrived ⁠for a meeting with ​President ‌Tamas Sulyok ⁠on ​Wednesday.

As Magyar was going ⁠into the meeting, ​speaking to reporters he reiterated ⁠that Sulyok must leave his role after ​a ⁠TISZA government ​takes office.

(Reporting ‌by Krisztina ​Than and Anita Komuves)