The recent electoral defeat of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, seen by many as a repudiation of his illiberal politics, offers a caution not only to those who had confidently predicted the failure of ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice President JD Vance appear together during a rally ahead of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, April 7, 2026. Credit: Beata ...

Péter Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán's nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month.

Is Viktor Orban about to lose power? Why are stalking offences on the rise? And would you choose to be dissolved after death? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really ...

Budapest – After nearly two decades in power, Hungary's far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán could be ousted as leader in the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday. The latest polls indicate ...

Vice President Vance on Monday said he was “sad” about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection loss, but he defended his last-minute visit to the nation to show support for the key ally of ...

Incoming premier Péter Magyar has vowed “system change,” but the scale of the sleaze is vast.

It took Viktor Orbán 16 years to reshape Hungary in his image. It took one evening to undo it. Peter Magyar’s landslide victory followed months of campaigning, positioning himself as the antidote to ...