Hungary Begins Counting Hundreds of Thousands of Overseas Ballots Under Presidential Supervision

Hungary's election commission has begun opening hundreds of thousands of ballot envelopes containing votes cast from abroad, with President Tamás Sulyok personally overseeing the start of the counting process. The election office aims to publish preliminary results as quickly as possible from the overseas ballots, which represent a significant portion of votes that could influence the final outcome. The careful handling of foreign votes reflects their growing importance in Hungarian elections, as the diaspora vote has become increasingly decisive in recent electoral contests.