Timeline of parliamentary elections leading to the rise of right-wing populists, 2010–2024 - Center for American Progress

Timeline of parliamentary elections leading to the rise of right-wing populists, 2010–2024

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2010

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Hungary

The Fidesz party won 68 percent of the seats in the parliamentary election, resulting in 263 seats and a two-thirds supermajority.

2012

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Georgia

The Georgian Dream (GD) party won 54.97 percent of the seats in parliament, resulting in a majority of 85 out of 150 seats.

2014

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Hungary

The Fidesz party won 44.54 percent of the seats in parliament, resulting in 133 seats out of 199 and preserving its supermajority.

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India

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received 31 percent of the vote and won 282 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the BJP secured a majority, resulting in 336 out of 543 seats.

2015

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Poland

The Law and Justice party (PiS) won 38 percent of the seats in parliament, resulting in 235 of the 460 seats—a majority of four seats.

2016

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Georgia

GD won 48.7 percent of the seats in parliament—resulting in 115 seats out of 150—securing a landslide victory and a supermajority.

2018

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Hungary

The Fidesz party won 48.53 percent of the seats in parliament, resulting in 134 seats out of 199 and preserving its supermajority.

2019

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Poland

The PiS retained its majority in the Sejm, but lost its majority in the Senate. They won 43.6 percent of the seats in parliament, resulting in 235 of the 460 seats.

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India

BJP won 37 percent of the vote and 303 out of 543 seats. With the NDA, the combined vote total was 45 percent, resulting in 353 out of 543 seats and securing a BJP majority.

2020

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Georgia

GD won 48.22 percent of the vote and 89 out of 150 seats in parliament, losing its supermajority.

2022

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Hungary

Fidesz won 49.27 percent of the seats in the parliamentary election. After the election, the party controlled 135 seats of the 199-seat parliament, securing a supermajority in the legislature.

2023

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Poland

The PiS held onto its majority in the Sejm but lost its majority in the Senate. They won 35.4 percent of the seats in parliament, resulting in 248 out of 460 seats.

2024

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India

BJP received 240 out of 543 seats, losing its national majority. Combined, the NDA and BJP won a total of 293 out of 543 seats, securing a third term but failing to achieve an outright parliamentary majority.

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Georgia

GD won a simple majority with 54 percent of the vote, securing 89 of the 150 seats in parliament.