BUDAPEST -- Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's Tisza Party, was elected prime minister of Hungary in a vote at the inaugural session of the new parliament on Saturday.

A total of 195 out of the 199 members of parliament cast votes, with 140 in favor, 54 against and 1 abstentions. Magyar secured the required majority to be elected prime minister, marking the start of his four-year term.

In the parliamentary elections held on April 12, the Tisza Party, led by Magyar, defeated the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by Viktor Orban, winning 141 of the 199 seats and securing a two-thirds majority in the new parliament.