A new prime minister sets a template for ending the concentration of power left by his authoritarian, populist predecessor ...

The Hungarian election results offer valuable lessons on the dangers of autocratic rule, limited outside influence, and the resilience of democracy.

Five experts reflect on the opposition Tisza party’s resounding victory in the Hungarian election, how the new government ...

Hungary's outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he will not take up his seat in parliament after his party was defeated in a landslide that ended his 16-year rule. "I am now needed not in ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he ...

Viktor Orbán appeared shaken on Thursday in his first public comments since his historic April 12 election defeat, with the outgoing PM admitting “a political era has ended” in Hungary — but signaling ...

Over 90 journalists from Hungarian state news agency MTI have demanded the immediate restoration of impartial news coverage following election winner Peter Magyar‘s pledge to shake up state media, ...

Peter Magyar talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday Apr 15, 2026. (Photo: AP/Robert Hegedus) BUSAPEST: ...

Zsolt Hegedűs shows why he’s tipped to be Hungary’s next health minister Lily Shanagher is a reporter. She has reported on the Iran war, Latin America and domestic events such as the Cheltenham races.

Péter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative Tisza Party, speaks at a Monday press conference the day after his landslide election victory. In a stunning turn of events, Hungarian Prime ...