Tisza Party

Respect and Freedom Party Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt
President	Péter Magyar
Founded	23 October 2020
Headquarters	Eger
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
European Parliament group	European People’s Party
Colors	Dark blue (official)   Light blue (customary)
National Assembly	141 / 199
European Parliament	7 / 21
County Assemblies	0 / 381
General Assembly of Budapest	10 / 33
Website
www.magyartisza.hu
Political parties

The Respect and Freedom Party, also known as the Tisza Party (Hungarian: Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt, TISZA) is a centre-right political party in Hungary. It was founded in 2020 and is led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

The party was founded in 2020 but gained national prominence in 2024 when it ran in the European Parliament and Budapest municipal elections. With just three months of preparation and no nationwide organization, it came in second in both elections. This rapid rise is unprecedented in Hungarian politics, making it the main challenger to Fidesz, which has governed for fourteen years.

During the 2026 election, Tisza ended Orbán and Fidesz's 16-year rule in a landslide, winning a two-thirds supermajority in the National Assembly and electing party leader Magyar as prime minister. Tisza was assured of at least 136 seats, and ultimately won 141 seats after votes from the Hungarian diaspora were counted. In terms of percentage of the Assembly controlled, it is the largest mandate that a Hungarian party has won in a free election.

History

The party was founded in 2020 but the 2024 European Parliament election, it gained 29.6% of the votes, making it the leading opposition party against Fidesz.

In the 2026 elections, the party gained a two-thirds majority, defeating Viktor Orbán, who had been in power for 16 years.

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