Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM fighting to stay in power after 16 years?

Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".

Orbán faces an electoral reckoning in Hungary

Defeat for the populist rightwing premier would reverberate across Europe

Vance heads to Hungary as MAGA ally Orban trails in polls and election nears

Viktor Orban, who has built strong ties to the MAGA movement, faces a tough electoral challenge from center-right candidate Peter Magyar on April 12.

By Catherine Belton

Hungarian PM faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives found near pipeline

Incident prompts political scrutiny across Hungary as Viktor Orbán trails in polls before next Sunday’s election Serbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond, sparking claims by Hungary’s leading opposition candidate of a possible “false flag” operation aimed at influencing the country’s elections. On Sunday, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said he had been informed by Serbia’s president, Aleksandar V...

By Ashifa Kassam in Budapest and agencies

Hungary to deploy troops to guard gas pipeline following alleged sabotage attempt in Serbia

The Hungarian government will deploy military personnel to guard the Hungarian section of a gas pipeline following an alleged sabotage attempt on Serbian territory.

By Mariya Yemets,KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO

Orban appears to blame Kyiv for Serbian gas pipeline explosives find

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday appeared to suggest Ukraine was involved in planning an act of sabotage after Serbia reported finding explosives on a gas pipeline used to transport Russian natural gas to the two countries. Earlier on Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said explosives “of devastating force” were found on the Balkan Stream pipeline near the village of Velebit on the Hungarian border. The pipeline transports Russian natural gas from Turkey via Bulgaria,...

By dpa

Serbia, Hungary say explosives found at Russian gas pipeline

Serbian President Alexandar Vucic said detonators and explosives "of devastating power" were found near the Balkan Stream pipeline, which runs through Serbia and provides Russian gas to Hungary.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: We reject attempts to falsely link Ukraine to the explosives found at the Turkish Stream

According to spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi, the operation is probably part of a Russian false-flag operation.

By Pál Tamás

Explosives found near Serbian pipeline that carries Russian gas

The devices were reportedly located outside the town of Kanjiza, close to Serbia's border with Hungary

By Krisztina Than

Explosives found in Serbia near gas pipeline supplying Hungary, leaders say - The Straits Times

Explosives found in Serbia near gas pipeline supplying Hungary, leaders say  The Straits Times

Body Found In Remote Pool Identified As Hungarian Reality Star-Influencer

Hungarian reality TV star Annabella Lovas has been identified as the woman found dead in a remote area of Gran Canaria, with police confirming her identity through dental records after a complex investigation.

Explosives found in Serbia near gas pipeline supplying Hungary, leaders say

Explosives of “devastating power” were found near the Turkstream pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond, leaders from the two countries said on Sunday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told him that explosives had been found near the pipeline, which transports Russian gas through the […]

Hungary’s PM Orban says explosives found near gas infrastructure in Serbia

Hungary’s Viktor Orban said on Sunday that he had a phone call with Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic who told him that explosives had been found near gas infrastructure in Serbia connecting their countries. Orban, who is an ally of Vucic and faces elections on April 12, said in a Facebook post that “Serbian authorities have […]

By Newsroom

Hungarian opposition calls Serbian pipeline explosives discovery a 'false flag' before election

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called an emergency meeting.

Serbian president says explosives found near gas pipeline to Hungary - Arab News

Serbian president says explosives found near gas pipeline to Hungary  Arab News

Serbia says explosives found near Turkstream pipeline to Hungary

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday that security forces found explosive devices near a gas pipeline supplying Hungary, prompting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban t...

False flag operation: Expert tells how Orban could undermine Hungarian election with Russia, Vucic's help

On Thursday, a prominent Hungarian expert on Russia Andras Raсz published a forecast of possible actions by Viktor Orban's government to disrupt an election in Hungary through a false flag operation, possibly masterminded by Russia, where Ukraine could be accused of an attempted sabotage on a pipeline carrying gas from Serbia.