The Hill

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a ...
The New York Times

Hungary May No Longer Be Putin’s Ally, but It Can’t Afford a Full Break

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s defeat will make it harder for the Kremlin to divide Europe, but Moscow retains leverage through energy sales. By Paul Sonne Reporting from Berlin Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s crushing loss in Sunday’s election in ...
E&E

Ukraine looks to Orbán’s exit to blunt Russian energy flows into Europe

With Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s defeat and his successor, Péter Magyar, signaling more willingness to improve ties with Ukraine, Naftogaz is eying plans to expand its European footprint. Ukraine is looking at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ...
The Hill

Trump ally Orbán sees government fall despite Vance visit

In one of Europe’s most consequential elections of the year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded to the party led by Péter Magyar, ending his run as Hungary’s leader after more than 16 years. With 60 percent of the votes counted ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after ‘painful' election result

Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election ...
balkaninsight

Russian Despatch: Looking for a New Orban in the Balkans

Moscow has lost its main ally inside the EU with the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orban. Can the victory of Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev provide the Kremlin with a new disruptor for the European bloc? April has brought a major setback for Russia’s influence ...