Hungary delegated 22 members to the European Parliament based on the Nice treaty and the election took place on 7 June.

The European Parliament elections' biggest winners were the centre-right opposition Fidesz party, which won 56% of the vote and 14 seats.

The Hungarian Democratic Forum also gained one seat, so the former finance minister Lajos Bokros could travel to Brussels.

After the election results were published Fodor repeated his statement promising to offer his resignation to the party congress the following day.

The election result ultimately caused mass resignations including Fodor in the leadership of SZDSZ and internal turmoil in the party.