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PM-elect Péter Magyar calls on President Tamás Sulyok to resign from his position as president. Magyar further calls for the resignation of the leaders of the judicial bodies and the Prosecutor General: "If they do not submit their resignations, the next government will remove them from office."

The French President: I spoke with the Hungarian opposition leader to congratulate him on his election victory.

President of the @EU_Commission: Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger. Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. Together we are stronger. A country returns to its European path. The Union becomes stronger

.@PM_ViktorOrban calls the results of the Hungarian elections painful but clear, stresses that Fidesz will never give up and won't let down it's voters. He already congratulated Péter Magyar

President of the Republic of Finland: Together with Minister for Foreign Affairs @elinavaltonen we had an excellent call with @ZelenskyyUa. We discussed the situation on the battle field, president Zelenskyi’s recent trip to the Gulf region and how to continue supporting Ukraine’s defence capabilities

Hungary opposition's candidate Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated him on his victory

Hungary’s Péter Magyar celebrates as votes are being counted in elections: Thank you Hungary

First results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections are in: with 14.72% counted, the opposition leads with mandates nearing a two-thirds majority. Everything points to Viktor Orbán’s defeat and Péter Magyar becoming Hungary’s next prime minister

Peter Magyar giving his first press briefing after polling stations close in Hungary. Polls show a massive Tisza lead, but the party leader is cautious and insists it’s election results that matter and not polls

Polls closed in Hungary. No exit poll, but 21 Research Institute’s Apr 8–11 exclusive survey for @Telexhu shows Tisza leading Fidesz 55–38, with Our Homeland around the 5% threshold. Tisza is on the verge of a parliamentary supermajority

Hungary: National parliament election Turnout at 9:00 AM EET 2010: 10.23% 2014: 9.50% 2018: 13.17% 2022: 10.31% 2026: 16.89% Nemzeti Választási Iroda

At Kupyansk direction clashes yesterday near Petropavlivka and Novoosynove, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Huliaipole direction clashes yesterday near Solodke, Olenokostyantynivka, Zaliznychne, Myrne and towards Charivne, Huliaipilske, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kherson direction clashes yesterday near Antonivskiy bridge and Bilohrudyy island, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Pidhavrylivka in Dnipropetrovsk region, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Kopani, Charivne, Rivne, Obsche, Omelnyk of Zaporizhzhia region, also Kherson city, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At South Slobozhansky(Kharkiv) direction clashes yesterday near Starytsya, Veterynarne, Prylipka and Vovchanski Khutory, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kostiantynivka direction clashes yesterday near Kostyantynivka, Pleschiyivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillya, Rusyn Yar, Sofiyivka and Novopavlivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kursk and North Slobozhansky(Sumy) direction Ukrainian forces have repelled 5 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Pokrovsk direction clashes yesterday near Rodynske, Dorozhnye, Myrnohrad, Udachne, Novomykolayivka, Molodetske, Novopavlivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Lyman direction clashes yesterday near Zarichne and towards Shyykivka, Drobysheve and Lyman, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Oleksandrivka direction clashes yesterday near Novohryhorivka, Ternove and towards Pryvillya, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Sloviansk direction clashes yesterday near Platonivka and towards Ray-Oleksandrivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

After 16:00 and by day's end, 1,723 ceasefire violations were recorded: 25 assault actions, 365 shelling incidents, 566 strikes by loitering munitions ("Lancet", "Molniya"), and 767 FPV drone attacks. No strikes with missiles, guided aerial bombs, or Shahed-type UAVs were reported, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine

Orban says that the "decision of the people needs to be respected in election"

It’s six o’clock in the morning in Hungary, and voting is now under way. Polling stations are open until 19:00, when counting begins immediately. There will be no official exit poll tonight. By law, opinion polls can only be released after 19:00, and even then most pollsters have not committed to a precise release time. The most reliable updates will come from the National Election Office of Hungary, which will publish turnout data every two hours and results in batches once counting begins. Based on previous elections, early results should start appearing around 20:00, with roughly 30% of votes processed

Polling stations open in Hungary's crunch parliamentary elections

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that after 4:00 PM, 469 cases of ceasefire violations by the Russians were recorded.

Ukraine and Russia carried out a prisoner exchange, with 175 Ukrainians returning home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Those freed include servicemen, National Guard members, border guards, and seven civilians

At Lyman direction clashes yesterday near Dibrova, Nadiya, Zarichne and towards towns Olhivka, Stepove, Druzhelubivka, Cherneschyna, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Pokrovsk direction clashes yesterday near Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Ivanivka, Molodetske, Pokrovsk, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Filiya and Novoserhiyivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Kolomiytsi, Velykomykhaylivka, Orestopil of Dnipropetrovsk region, Verkhnya Tersa, Vozdvyzhivka, Charivne, Rizdvyanka, Orikhiv, Yurkivka, Zarichne, Novoselivka, Barvinivka of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At South Slobozhansky(Kharkiv) direction clashes yesterday near Vovchansk, Kolodyazne, Starytsya, Zelene, Vovchanski Khutory, Prylipka, Lyman and towards Hrafske, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Orikhiv direction clashes yesterday near Scherbaky, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Sloviansk direction clashes yesterday near Riznykivka and Yampil, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kherson direction clashes yesterday near Antonivskiy bridge, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kupyansk direction clashes yesterday near Kurylivka and Novoplatonivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kostiantynivka direction clashes yesterday near Kostyantynivka, Pleschiyivka, Kleban-Byk, Stepanivka, Ivanopillya and Sofiyivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Oleksandrivka direction clashes yesterday near Kalynivske, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve and Verbove, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kursk and North Slobozhansky(Sumy) direction Ukrainian forces have repelled 12 Russian army assaults near Prokhody and towards Mala Rybytsa, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Huliaipole direction clashes yesterday near Dobropillya, Varvarivka, Bilohirya, Huliaipilske, Staroukrayinka, Charivne, Zaliznychne and Svyatopetrivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

1 person killed as result of drone strike in Nikopol

Violent bombardment reported in Kramatorsk

16 people wounded as result of drone strike in Sumy

Overnight Russia launched 160 strike drones, - Ukrainian Air Force