Watch Why Orbán’s Grip on Hungary Is Slipping - Bloomberg.com

Watch Why Orbán’s Grip on Hungary Is Slipping  Bloomberg.com

Hungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?

Viktor Orbán, an icon for the global far right, could face defeat despite an electoral system weighted in his favour Hungarians go to the polls on 12 April in Europe’s most consequential election of the year, with Viktor Orbán, the country’s illiberal prime minister and global far-right icon, facing possible defeat, after 16 years in power, by a former loyalist, Péter Magyar. Continue reading...

By Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Orbán calls for immediate lifting of sanctions on Russian energy

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said the EU must immediately lift the sanctions imposed on Russian energy in light of the energy crisis.

By Ivanna Kostina

EU and democracy at stake in Hungary parliamentary polls

If long-time Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban emerges victorious from this month's general election it will have consequences far beyond the central European country, analysts say. Since his return to power in 2010, Orban has repeatedly tussled with the European Union, with Polish and Irish leaders condemning his government's close links with Moscow as "sinister" and "repulsive" Tuesday after the latest revelations of leaked phone calls between foreign minister Peter Szijjarto and his Ru...

By FRANCE24

The election campaign in Hungary has turned into a political spy movie (10 days until the vote)

In our weekly Thursday series we summarise and explain the most important public events of the week in Hungary. We accompany our readers on the historic path leading to the Hungarian elections in April 2026 — something unprecedented in our region over the past decade and a half. This week we cover the following topics: In […]

By Veronika Munk

Vance to visit Hungary, meet with Orban next week ahead of election - The Straits Times

Vance to visit Hungary, meet with Orban next week ahead of election  The Straits Times

At a village pub in Orban's heartland, Hungary's vote plays out over pints

Poorer rural areas have been a stronghold for Orban's ruling party, partly due to community work projects that ​depend on funding from Fidesz-controlled local authorities.

Inside the Hungarian think tank pushing Orban’s far-right agenda in Brussels

With Hungary heading to elections on 12 April, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is not only defending his position at home, but trying to push his self-described “illiberal democracy” model across Europe. At the centre of that effort is a think tank which aims to influence politicians in Brussels.

By Jan van der Made

Orbán vs. Magyar: Former MP outlines three scenarios after Hungary’s election

Despite recent opinion polls in Hungary showing a solid lead for the Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, over the ruling Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, even an opposition victory could, under certain circumstances, paralyze the functioning of the government for a long time.

Government to Keep Protected Fuel Prices Despite European Commission Pressure

“No matter what Brussels demands, Hungary will maintain its system of protected fuel prices. And these protected prices will continue to be available only to Hungarian families, businesses, and farmers,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote in a post accompanying a video he shared on Facebook on Thursday. In the video, the prime minister said that […] The post Government to Keep Protected Fuel Prices Despite European Commission Pressure appeared first on Hungary Today.

By MTI-Hungary Today

Hungary Net Issuance Reaches 67.5% of Full-year Target - BBJ - Budapest Business Journal

Hungary Net Issuance Reaches 67.5% of Full-year Target  BBJ - Budapest Business Journal