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If the success of the polls is confirmed at the ballot box on April 12, this could be the end of the Orbán era after 16 years in power...
The Hungarian opposition Tisza Party published a detailed 240-page policy program on Saturday, February 7, 2026, attempting to present itself as the most credible and structured alternative to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026.
The document, titled “The Foundations of a Functional and Human Hungary ,” was prepared over nearly two years by more than 1,000 experts in 65 specialist working groups. It is the clearest signal yet of what an alternative government might look like after 16 years of Orbán’s Fidesz dominance. The program aims for peaceful and responsible systemic change, with a focus on restoring economic stability, fighting corruption, and returning Hungary to the European path.
In the economic field, Tisza promises to eliminate ad-hoc rule changes that have created instability, simplify the tax system, and avoid annual fluctuations in fiscal rules. Among the concrete measures: introducing an annual wealth tax of 1% on assets over 1 billion forints (about $3.13 million), reducing income tax for those earning below the average wage, eliminating VAT on prescription drugs, and reducing VAT on healthy foods from 27% to 5%.
The party aims to prepare for the adoption of the euro as its currency and to respect EU fiscal rules on deficit (under 3%) and public debt, which would unlock billions of euros in funds frozen by Brussels due to rule of law violations. Tisza also commits to reducing dependence on Russian energy by 2035 and doubling the share of renewable sources by 2040. In foreign policy, the party promises a strong anchoring in the EU and NATO, but maintaining some current policies: maintaining regulated prices for domestic services, opposing Ukraine's rapid accession to the EU, and giving priority to Hungarian workers over foreign workers.
In the social and public sectors, the program foresees major reforms in healthcare, including “superclinics” and wage increases, education, administrative cuts and investments, public transport and social protection. The party emphasizes that it will fight corruption with zero tolerance, recovering “stolen” public assets and reducing the administrative burden on small and medium-sized businesses by 50% in four years.
The Tisza party was founded about two years ago by Peter Magyar, a former senior Fidesz member who broke with Orbán after corruption scandals. Magyar, with his charismatic style and technocratic populism, has transformed Tisza into the main opposition force.
Recent polls put the party ahead of Fidesz by a significant margin: 40-53% for Tisza versus 28-37% for the ruling coalition, with a large undecided share of around 27%. While critics from Fidesz call the program “without substance” or say it hides fiscal austerity plans, Tisza insists it is a realistic plan for a “new peaceful system”, avoiding unfulfillable promises that could split her broad coalition from right to center-left.
With only about 60 days until the election, the release of this 240-page document marks the peak of Tisza’s campaign to convince voters that he is ready to govern, offering not just criticism of Orbán but a concrete vision for a more stable, European and fair Hungary. If the poll success is confirmed at the ballot box on April 12, this could be the end of the Orbán era after 16 years in power.
Pse bëjnë program këta?? Pse nuk kërkojnë qeveri teknike me protesta Orban ik? Hahaha