Tim Walz calls Viktor Orbán a dictator. For JD Vance, he's a role model. Hungary’s Orbán Has Taken Sides in America’s Election. Maybe Other Leaders Should, Too. India, Mexico, South Africa...

5 days ago · First the United States, then Argentina — now Hungary? Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s office said Thursday Hungary could withdraw from the World Health Organization. Trump ordered U.S. withdrawal almost immediately upon taking office in January, and was followed Wednesday by Argentinian President Javier Milei.

Jan 28, 2025 · Viktor Orbán Hungary’s illiberal leader can be expected to return a sizeable chunk of MEPs to the next European Parliament, and he’s hoping for a far-right wave. He also wants to get his MEPs into the right-wing ECR group, to sit alongside those of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and Poland’s Law & Justice — but that is already ...

After spending nearly 15 years in power putting the screws on press freedom and the judiciary, the Hungarian prime minister is going international, bankrolling ultraconservative outlets in neighboring countries and, now, the de facto capital of the European Union.

Jul 30, 2023 · This pattern goes back to antiquity and is seen today in leaders including former President Donald Trump, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Jul 8, 2024 · Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán, an enfant terrible of the alliance. has bucked long-standing diplomatic tradition by taking sides in the U.S. presidential race. He’s openly backing Republican...

He is an economic populist who carves out a strong role for the state, and also a social conservative. He invokes “Christian values,” and makes clear his contempt for the “corruption, sex and violence” of Western societies. His contempt is …

Sep 1, 2024 · Late last month, Viktor Orbán claimed in a speech that Hungary has “deep involvement” in the “programme-writing system of President Donald Trump’s team.” He opened by warning that if ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Two Hungarian politicians have made Politico’s 2025 list of Europe’s 28 most influential figures. Viktor Orbán ranks fourth in the “dreamers” category, while Péter Magyar secures sixth place among the “disrupters.”

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 …