Hungary's outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he will not take up his seat in parliament after his party was defeated in a landslide that ended his 16-year rule. "I am now needed not in ...

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 ...

Industry figures feature heavily among incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's first wave of seven Cabinet announcements. His Cabinet's ranks will soon swell to 16, breaking from the ...

Peter Magyar talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday Apr 15, 2026. (Photo: AP/Robert Hegedus) BUSAPEST: ...

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Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU ‘Hungary has chosen Europe’: EU leaders jubilant after Magyar’s victory Hungary’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Peter Magyar says that if Vladimir Putin were to initiate a call with him, he would speak with him and tell him to ...

The Tisza leader said the electorate voted ‘not just for a change of government but for a change of the regime’ After some 20 minutes, Magyar is turning towards foreign policy now. He says the ...

BUDAPEST, April 13 - Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar vowed on Monday to change the constitution in a drive to restore democratic standards, following a landslide victory he said showed the ...

Hungary’s main stock index (BUX) surged on Monday as investors welcomed the prospect of far-reaching reforms following Péter Magyar’s decisive win in the country’s parliamentary election. The Budapest ...

Viktor Orbán likely knew what was coming. When U.S. Vice President JD Vance stood beside him last week and predicted the Hungarian prime minister would win reelection Sunday, Orbán gave a small wave ...