Hungarians are voting in a crucial election that could end populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule

Counting is underway in Hungary’s crunch election with longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an ally of US President Donald Trump, facing his stiffest electoral challenge yet. Follow for live updates

Hungary’s longtime leader, Viktor Orbán, is unlikely to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections in the country, according to betting predictions, after most opinion polls indicated the Hungarian leader may lose out to a former government insider in a closely watched vote.

The prime minister spent years making inroads with the Kremlin and U.S. president. Many voters say they have had enough.

As Péter Magyar's opposition movement leads in the polls, tens of thousands of anti-Orbán supporters fill Heroes' Square in Budapest.

Polls opened at 6am across the country, and will close 7pm local time. So far, all figures point to a record turnout.View on euronews

Hungary's centre-right ⁠Tisza party was ​projected to ‌win 135 mandates ‌in ⁠Hungary's ⁠199-seat parliament, ahead of Prime ​Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, ​in a poll ⁠carried out ⁠in ⁠the days before ​Sunday's election by ​pollster ⁠Median.

Hungarians were casting ballots Sunday in what is widely seen as Europe's most consequential election this year, a vote that could unseat populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump,