Viktor Mihály Orbán [1] (Hungarian: [ˈviktor ˈorbaːn] ⓘ; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has also led the Fidesz political party since 2003, and previously from 1993 to 2000. He was re-elected as prime minister in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Jan 29, 2020 · Ten years after coming back to power, Orban remains highly popular in Hungary and is expected to easily win the 2022 parliamentary elections. His popularity appears the strongest among Hungary’s upper classes, elderly, rural populations and Hungarian minorities in neighbouring countries.

May 21, 2020 · As Orban marks a decade in power this month, Hungary is a country much changed from the one he took charge of in 2010. Then, it was in the throes of painful austerity measures and nearly...

Aug 2, 2020 · Through populist rhetoric, Orbán raised the stakes of the crisis, making a clear connection between illegal immigration, organized crime, and terrorism.

Feb 13, 2024 · Viktor Orban first made his mark on Hungary in the late 1980s, as the Soviet Union began to fall apart, setting up a political movement called Fidesz, or Alliance of Young Democrats.

Mar 31, 2022 · During his 12-year rule Orban has faced international criticism over democratic standards, media freedom and minority rights.

Mar 28, 2022 · Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban has been in power continuously since 2010, making him the longest serving Prime Minister in the EU. At the beginning of his first term, Orban was faced...

Dec 11, 2024 · Viktor Orban’s campaign in the 2022 election circulated around “traditional” Hungarian values and anti-LGBT propaganda. He based many of his campaign tactics on a strong anti-immigration line and anti-identity politics. At the time inflation had been rising for the past 14 years reaching its height of 7.4%.

Nov 13, 2024 · Since 2010, Hungary has been ruled by currently 61-year-old Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his political party Fidesz. Orbán is the longest-serving head of government of any country in the European Union (EU) and the second-longest-serving of any country in NATO, behind Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

5 days ago · We have lost €19.5 billion in the last three years because we have had to restrict trade, and because energy prices have risen. Hungary has suffered more than Russia from the sanctions.