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By 6:30pm on Sunday, 67.06 percent of Hungary’s voters, 5,159,496 people, had cast their ballots in the referendum concerning Hungary’s child-protection law, the National Election Office (NVI) said.

Turnout at 6:30pm was highest (71.62%) in Vas County, in western Hungary, and lowest (61.35%) in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, in the north. Turnout in Budapest was 71.75 percent.

Election – 67.8 Percent Turnout at 6:30pm

67.8 percent of Hungary’s voters, 5,216,424 people, had cast their ballots in the general election, the National Election Office (NVI) said.

Turnout at 6:30pm was highest (72.49pc) in Vas County, in western Hungary, and lowest (62.19pc) in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, in the north. Turnout in Budapest was 72.35 percent.

Turnout at 6:30pm in the last general election four years ago was 68.13 percent.

Election 2022 - Voting Officially Ends
Election 2022 - Voting Officially Ends

People still queueing at voting stations when the polls closed could still cast their vote.Continue reading

Featured photo illustration by Gábor Kiss/MTI


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