Péter Magyar

Peter Magyar is a Hungarian politician European Parliament member and lawyer He is the incumbent Leader of the Opposition in Hungary As such he is widely expected to be Viktor Orbáns challenger in the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary elections A former member of Hungarys governing party Fidesz and exhusband to former justice minister Judit Varga Magyar gained nationwide attention in February 2024 when he publicly announced his resignation from all governmentrelated positions after expressing deep dissatisfaction with how Fidesz was governing the country On 15 March 2024 he announced his desire to form a new political platform for citizens dissatisfied with both the government and the establishment opposition He took over the formerly unknown Respect and Freedom Tisztelet és Szabadság TISZA Party and ran in the 2024 European Parliamentary elections His party came second behind Fidesz gaining nearly 30 the highest number and percentage of votes by any nonFidesz party since 2006 He is currently gearing up for the 2026 parliamentary elections in which he is predicted to challenge Orbán for the position of Prime Minister From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia