4 days ago · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his government will take legal action to eliminate non-governmental organizations and media receiving U.S. or international funding, saying they could be considered foreign “agents.” ... Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for an EU summit at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Monday, Feb ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Viktor Orbán’s kleptocratic hybrid regime has hit choppy waters, and he and his country may be nearing a moment of truth. Orbán’s family and closest allies are so deeply implicated in crimes and corruption that were Fidesz ever to lose an election, they would almost certainly face a legal reckoning.

Feb 13, 2024 · Viktor Orban accused George Soros's civil society groups of "trying secretly and with foreign money to influence Hungarian politics", and the Soros-founded Central European University, set up...

Mar 7, 2024 · One of Donald Trump’s favorite politicians is the Hungarian authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán. Would a country led again by Trump embrace similar antidemocratic politics?

5 days ago · Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is Europe's longest-serving head of government – and the most polarizing. In an NZZ interview, he explains why he trusts Vladimir Putin, and says only ...

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 …

Jun 18, 2024 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who leads a staunchly nationalist government, is an ally of Trump and is considered to be closest to Russian President Vladimir Putin among the EU’s 27 leaders. He has tried to portray …

3 days ago · A rally on Saturday in Madrid hosted by Spain’s hard-right Vox party. The event featured appearances by far-right leaders, including Viktor Orban of Hungary and Marine Le Pen of France.

Dec 5, 2024 · MEP Péter Magyar has gone from being a servant of the system to a game-changer in Hungarian politics. Just eight months after Péter Magyar launched the public movement that became the center-right Tisza Party, recent polls show him ahead of Viktor Orbán’s own populist force, Fidesz. | Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA-EFE.

Sep 7, 2024 · Orbán’s anti-migration policies and his defense of conservative family values constitute chapters of an illiberal playbook that right-wing populists are eager to implement. We use the concept of authoritarian learning to develop this demand-side perspective (Hall and Ambrosio, 2017).