The BUX index of the Budapest Stock Exchange rose to a record and the currency reached its highest level against the euro since February 2022. Halting power and diesel from Hungary and Slovakia would ...

Viktor Orbán is the closest thing in Europe to a prime minister for life. He has served four consecutive terms since 2010, perpetuating his power with the ruthlessness of a royal. But ruthlessness may ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice President JD Vance appear together during a rally ahead of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, April 7, 2026. Credit: Beata ...

After 16 years in power in Hungary, his Fidesz party is trailing in the polls by double digits behind a new opposition party. Ad Policy Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán arrives at the informal ...

Five days before an election that threatens to unseat the longest-serving and most corrupt government within the European Union, Vice President J.D. Vance kicked off a campaign speech in Budapest ...

National conservatism was dealt a blow this week when Hungarians ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday. The country turned out in record numbers to ...

The Hungarian strongman’s electoral manipulations created a system so volatile that a modest popular swing wiped out his supermajority. This second factor, malapportionment, has been even more ...

Hungarian right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat Sunday after suffering a “painful” election result that ended the Trump administration ally’s 16-year grip on Budapest. With ...

Hungarians are getting ready to cast their votes in tomorrow's national election. Polls leading up to this election have shown Prime Minister Viktor Orban trailing a younger conservative challenger by ...

At first glance, Hungary may seem like a small central European country with limited relevance to Israel. But political trends can cross borders, and a shift in one society might herald something ...

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