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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar addresses a news conference in the Red Hall of the parliament building in Budapest on July 13.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2026
Magyar to ask chess champion Judit Polgar to become Hungary¡¯s president
Polgar is the only woman to have ?crossed the 2700-rating threshold that many consider the ¡°Super GM¡± distinction.
LGBTQ+ supporters and advocates for freedom of assembly cross Elizabeth Bridge during the Budapest Pride March on June 27.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2026
What Budapest¡¯s Pride march taught me about Japan
Marching is good. But the right to marry, to adopt, to be recorded as a family in the koseki would be great.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 2.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2026
Hungary is poised to oust president in a rollback of Orban era
Prime Minister Peter Magyar¡¯s administration is seeking to oust President Tamas Sulyok less than three years into his five-year term.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar during a rally in Gdansk on Monday
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2026
Magyar and Tusk tout Hungary¡¯s return to Europe in post-Orban era
Hungary could learn from Poland on fighting corruption and restoring ties with Europe, new Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar says.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Budapest on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
May 19, 2026
Hungary¡¯s Peter Magyar visits Poland on first trip abroad as PM seeking EU reset
The Hungarian leader¡¯s trip is rich in symbolism as he seeks to steer his nation back towards the European mainstream.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) meets with Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2026
Hungary¡¯s Magyar pushes to unblock EU billions in Brussels
In a sign he intends to turn the page on the bad blood of Viktor Orban¡¯s rule, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar visited Brussels before he takes office next month.
Hungarian presidential election winner Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference in Budapest on April 20.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2026
People linked to top Orban aide were blocked trying to send funds abroad, Hungary¡¯s Magyar says
Peter Magyar is due to be sworn in as Orban¡¯s successor on May 9.
Peter Magyar, who is expected to become Hungary's next prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Budapest on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Will Hungary join the euro? It¡¯s a long road after Orban
The process of adopting the euro typically takes several years as aspirants work to meet requirements centered around keeping public finances and inflation under control.
Peter Magyar, who is set to become Hungary's prime minister, speaks to the media after talks between parties on preparations for the first session of the Parliament in Budapest on Friday.
WORLD
Apr 20, 2026
Hungary moves to unblock EU aid to Ukraine and tap frozen funds
Hungary has information from Ukraine ¡°via mediation from Brussels¡± that Russian oil flows may resume as soon as Monday on the Druzhba pipeline.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a campaign event in Budapest amid the country's parliamentary election on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2026
After Orban, Hungary faces an even harder battle
Center-right Tisza¡¯s victory in Hungary¡¯s election shows that even a highly entrenched new-right regime can be defeated at the polls.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv on July 2, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Hungary vote removes Ukraine¡¯s staunchest foe in EU
Viktor Orban ¡ª a nationalist who maintained warm ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin ¡ª systematically opposed Brussels¡¯ efforts to support Ukraine
Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, holds a Hungarian flag during an election night event after parliamentary elections in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2026
End of the Orban era: The party is just starting for Hungarians
Many in their 20s described the feeling of seeing Orban ousted akin to their parents¡¯ experience of 1989 and the fall of the Communist dictatorship.
Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, carries a Hungarian flag at an election night event during parliamentary elections in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
Once inspired by Orban, Hungary¡¯s Peter Magyar unseats him in landmark election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s election defeat is expected to rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles across the West.
Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in the parliamentary election, in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
In seismic vote, Hungary ousts Viktor Orban after 16 years
The election results will redefine the country¡¯s relationship with the European Union, Russia and the U.S.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban votes during the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2026
Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia and U.S.
Orban has carved out a model of an ¡°illiberal democracy¡± seen as a blueprint by Trump¡¯s MAGA movement and its admirers in Europe.
Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, claps on stage during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against Habsburg rule, in Budapest on March 15.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
Hungary¡¯s opposition surfs grassroots wave ahead of key election
First-time activists are fueling an effort to unseat Viktor Orban by building a grassroots movement across rural Hungary.

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