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« Un dirigeant ne tient pas sa parole » : Viktor Orbán dans le viseur de l’UE après avoir bloqué un prêt crucial pour l’Ukraine« Un dirigeant ne tient pas sa parole » : Viktor Orbán dans le viseur de l’UE après avoir bloqué un prêt crucial pour l’Ukraine0 Comments 0 Shares 26K Views
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‘A political era has ended’: Orbán breaks silence after Hungarian election defeatViktor Orbán appeared shaken on Thursday in his first public comments since his historic April 12 election defeat, admitting “a political era has ended” in Hungary — but signaling he won’t step aside as leader of his Fidesz party as it moves into opposition. In an interview with pro-government outlet Patrióta, the outgoing PM acknowledged the scale of...0 Comments 0 Shares 175 Views
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‘Golden age’: Rubio praises Orbán ahead of Hungary electionU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest Monday and declared a “golden age” in bilateral relations as Hungary heads toward an April parliamentary election. In a joint press conference on the final stop of his European tour, Rubio praised a partnership that he said is “as close as I can possibly imagine it...0 Comments 0 Shares 52K Views
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5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins againBRUSSELS — The EU is discussing contingency plans in case its longtime antagonist, Viktor Orbán, wins another term. EU countries are floating several ideas to prevent the Hungarian prime minister — and, in some cases, any other troublesome leader — from derailing how the bloc operates, 10 EU diplomats told POLITICO. They include changing how votes are...0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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After 16 years, Viktor Orbán losesListen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music...0 Comments 0 Shares 353 Views
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Badenoch: Orbán’s defeat gives me hope for the center-rightLONDON — Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election indicates that right-wing populism will be short-lived, the leader of Britain’s center-right Conservatives claimed. Péter Magyar’s decisive victory over Orbán — a close ally of both U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin — is “very...0 Comments 0 Shares 45 Views
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Breaking the Orbán deadlockListen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music...0 Comments 0 Shares 541 Views
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Brussels Cheers Orbán’s Defeat—But His Ideas Live OnOrbán lost power—but not the argument. That was the message from a Brussels gathering held just hours after Hungary’s election, where speakers insisted his political legacy is far from over. Barely a day had passed since Péter Magyar and his Tisza party won in Hungary. Orbán, after 16 years in power, had conceded defeat. But inside the room, the focus was...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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Czechia’s media overhaul plan echoes ‘Orbán-style model of governance,’ says MEPThe Czech government’s plan to scrap public broadcasting license fees and replace them with state budget funding has sparked political backlash and concern in Brussels. Center-right European People’s Party lawmaker Danuše Nerudová — who hails from Czechia’s opposition party Mayors and Independents — told POLITICO that the government is moving...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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Defeated Viktor Orbán to skip next week’s EU leaders summitBRUSSELS ― Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not attend the informal meeting of the European Council in Cyprus next week, an EU official told POLITICO. Orbán suffered a crushing loss in Sunday’s general election that put an end to his 16-year premiership. He was scheduled to attend the two-day gathering on April 23 -24, during which national leaders are...0 Comments 0 Shares 0 Views
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Did Orbán lure EU into a trap?Probably not since Margaret Thatcher was in office have EU leaders been so outraged with one of their peers as they were last week when Victor Orbán again blocked a critical €90 billion loan to fund Ukraine’s war effort. Admittedly, the language wasn’t quite as colorful as sometimes used about Britain’s Iron Lady. An exasperated Jacques Chirac once was caught...0 Comments 0 Shares 4 Views
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Donald Trump Endorses Orbán Ahead of Crucial Hungarian ElectionsU.S. President Donald Trump on February 5th, 2026 took to Truth Social to endorse Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s April 12th elections. Trump said Orbán is a “truly strong and powerful leader, with a proven track record of delivering phenomenal results” and highlighting his efforts to protect Hungary, grow the economy, and maintain...0 Comments 0 Shares 70 Views
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EU Council chief warns Orbán against backtracking on €90B Ukraine loanHungary must lift its blockade on a €90 billion loan to Ukraine and abide by the commitments it made to other EU leaders in December, European Council President António Costa warned in a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The letter, which was sent to Orbán’s office on Monday afternoon and seen by POLITICO, comes after Budapest said it would block the...0 Comments 0 Shares 24 Views
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EU leaders cheer Orbán’s defeatPoliticians across Europe celebrated Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar after his conservative Tisza party won Sunday’s parliamentary elections, ousting long-time leader Viktor Orbán. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted a video of himself on the phone with the winner in Budapest, telling him “I think I am happier than you!” He...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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EU Summit: Orbán Rejects Pressure, Demands Pipeline ReopeningHungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has maintained his veto on the joint €90 billion EU loan intended to support Ukraine. At the EU summit on Thursday, leaders debated the issue for over 90 minutes, but Orbán refused to lift his block, citing the shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline—previously carrying Russian crude to Hungary and Slovakia—as an existential...0 Comments 0 Shares 4 Views
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Europe’s right-wing elite (and Netanyahu) endorse Orbán in Hungary election raceNationalist leaders lined up to endorse Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a campaign video released this week as the election race begins in earnest. The nearly two-minute clip, posted by Orbán, rolls out support from a who’s who of European and international conservatives, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, her deputy Matteo Salvini,...0 Comments 0 Shares 90 Views
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European Right After Orbán: New Framework Sought Against Agenda 2030The defeat of Viktor Orbán has left an obvious political vacuum in Europe. For more than a decade, Hungary was the main institutional obstacle to much of Brussels’ agenda: from migration policy and the expansion of EU powers, including the Green Deal, to mandatory quotas and Agenda 2030 itself. But the event held yesterday in the European Parliament by the European...0 Comments 0 Shares 5 Views
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Facebook Rules ‘Tilt Playing Field’ Against Orbán—MCCFacebook is under renewed fire ahead of Hungary’s elections after an analysis suggested its rules are tilting the playing field against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Drawing on data from the final week of March 2026, a report by MCC Brussels compares the online performance of Orbán and opposition leader Péter Magyar—and finds a striking imbalance built into...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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For God and Country—The Orbán-Vance Rally in BudapestThe invitation said arrival should be by 2:30. But many suspected that might be a tad late if they wanted to grab a seat inside the MTK Sports Park’s arena for the Viktor Orbán–JD Vance rally yesterday. In fact, such a huge crowd showed up that the queue seemed to be stretching endlessly outside the venue located in central Budapest. As people waited patiently to be...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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Former Spokesperson Criticises Zelensky for Threatening OrbánIuliia Mendel, the former spokeswoman for the Ukrainian president, sharply criticised Volodymyr Zelensky after his controversial remarks regarding Viktor Orbán. According to Mendel, arrogance and blackmail were never characteristic of Ukrainian leadership before Zelensky came to power, and this approach only worsens the country’s problems. Hungary Outraged as Zelensky...0 Comments 0 Shares 14 Views
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How ‘unacceptable’ Orbán defeated the EU again — but maybe for the final timeBRUSSELS — Viktor Orbán has been attending European summits for 16 years. At what may turn out to be his swan song, he faced EU leaders separating themselves into good cops and bad, hoping to persuade him to approve a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. He saw them all off. But his victory may be short-lived. The bloc’s longest-serving government chief, facing an...0 Comments 0 Shares 12 Views
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How Orbán lost the Hungarian electionHow Orbán lost the Hungarian election For two years, the Hungarian leader watched his support slip away. By MAX GRIERAin Budapest Illustration by Natália Delgado/ POLITICO 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 0 Views
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How soccer assisted Viktor Orbán’s rise — and maybe his fallFELCSÚT, Hungary — The whitewashed peasant-style cottage that belongs to Viktor Orbán is Hungarian picture-perfect, with wooden shutters and a garden water well. It speaks to the humble origins of the country’s long-serving, globe-trotting prime minster, the son of a Communist collective farm foreman. Of course, that’s exactly what the village house is...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running HungaryBUDAPEST — Even if opposition frontrunner Péter Magyar wins Hungary’s election this month, he will face a grueling ordeal in trying to run the country effectively thanks to a complex legal and political minefield laid by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Kremlin ally Orbán has secured tight control over critical public institutions over his 16 years in power,...0 Comments 0 Shares 7 Views
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Hungarian EU Official Worked on Organizing “Resistance” Against Orbán “Regime”, Leaked Documents SuggestAccording to leaked documents, a senior Hungarian EU Commission official allegedly developed a secret political strategy aimed at removing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as early as 2019. The plan is attributed to Márton Benedek, who at the time served as the EU’s International Coordinator within the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, and who...0 Comments 0 Shares 100 Views
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Hungary election that could spell end of Orbán set for April 12Hungary will hold its parliamentary election on April 12, the country’s President Tamás Sulyok announced Tuesday. “Voting will take place on Sunday, 12 April 2026. One of the cornerstones of democracy is the right to free elections. I encourage everyone to exercise this right,” Sulyok said in a post on Facebook. The spring election poses a serious threat to...0 Comments 0 Shares 61 Views
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Hungary Outraged as Zelensky Suggests Soldiers Could Target OrbánUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sparked outrage in Hungary after appearing to threaten Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during a dispute over Russian oil transit and a €90 billion EU loan package for Kyiv. Speaking after a government meeting on Thursday, March 5th, Zelensky said he hoped that “no one in the European Union” would block the proposed loan facility...0 Comments 0 Shares 25 Views
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Hungary Says No to EU War Funding as Orbán Unveils PetitionHungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announced on Wednesday that his government is launching a national petition against what he described as a “Brussels war plan” to finance support for Ukraine. The announcement was made in a video posted on Facebook following a cabinet meeting, during which EU affairs minister János Bóka briefed ministers on the European...0 Comments 0 Shares 113 Views
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Hungary Votes Soon: Media Hype and Fake Polls vs. Viktor Orbán’s Real Voter BaseOnly 11 days remain until Hungary’s decisive parliamentary elections on April 12—and the liberal public sphere is already in full spin: inflated polls are being used to portray Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party as inevitable winners, while simultaneously laying the groundwork to explain away a potential defeat. Liberal pollsters and international media present this as...0 Comments 0 Shares 7 Views
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Hungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satireHungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satire POLITICO joined the satirical opposition party on the campaign trail as it tries to turn protest into votes against Orbán. By MAX GRIERAin Dunaújváros, Hungary A sympathiser the “Two-tailed Dog Party” holds a crossed out picture of Hungarian Prime...0 Comments 0 Shares 4 Views
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Hungary’s unfair election: Why Viktor Orbán is so hard to beatBUDAPEST — Hungarians will head to the polls on April 12 for what will likely be the country’s most consequential elections since the fall of Communism — but they won’t be voting in a fair contest. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has seen to that, having tilted the electoral playing field heavily in his favor amid a creeping state capture, gradually rolled...0 Comments 0 Shares 4 Views
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Inside the campaign to unseat OrbánListen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music...0 Comments 0 Shares 0 Views
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JD Vance on Campaign Support for Viktor OrbánU.S. Vice President JD Vance has commented on Hungary’s recent election and the United States’ approach to political engagement in the country. In an interview with Fox News, Vance described Viktor Orbán as a significant European leader who shaped Hungary’s development over the past 16 years, calling him “a wonderful person who has done a very good job.”...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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Magyar plans to transform Hungary’s defense — if he beats OrbánBRUSSELS — Péter Magyar’s potential election victory this Sunday is raising hopes Hungary will boost defense spending, stop treating Ukraine as an enemy and become a more reliable NATO partner. But the political newcomer faces steep hurdles in achieving those goals after 16 years of rule by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Magyar’s insurgent reformist Tisza...0 Comments 0 Shares 0 Views
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Magyar To Hand Over Polish Officials Sheltered by OrbánPéter Magyar’s incoming Tisza government is set to extradite two senior figures from Poland’s former conservative Law and Justice (PiS) administration who sought refuge in Hungary from leftist PM Donald Tusk’s pursuit of his rivals. It is no wonder that Tusk, a fellow member of the centrist-liberal European People’s Party, is so happy with Magyar’s...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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Magyar to relocate Hungarian prime minister’s office in shot at OrbánHungary’s premier-elect Péter Magyar said he would relocate the prime minister’s office in Budapest once he is sworn in. “Under the Tisza government, the Prime Minister’s Office will not be based in the Carmelite Palace in the Castle District, which Viktor Orbán had set up for himself, but in one of the ministry buildings near parliament,” Magyar...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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MCC Brussels Prepares Counteroffensive After Orbán’s FallTisza Party leader Péter Magyar’s victory in Hungary directly threatens MCC Brussels, the conservative think tank created four years ago in the European capital and closely linked to Viktor Orbán’s political circle. The new prime minister has made it clear he intends to put an end to public funding for institutions associated with the previous government, among...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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Orbán Allies Warn Foreign Forces Trying To Tip Hungary VoteHungary’s election campaign is now dominated by claims of foreign interference, with Viktor Orbán’s government accusing Kyiv, Brussels, and parts of Germany’s political class of trying to force a change of power in Budapest. Fidesz has made the accusation the central claim of its final campaign push. Máté Kocsis, the parliamentary leader of the ruling...0 Comments 0 Shares 5 Views
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Orbán Calls for ‘Complete Renewal’ in First Interview After DefeatHungary’s outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, called for a “complete renewal” of his party after Sunday’s election defeat that ended 16 years in power. “We cannot continue the way we have been operating until now,” Orbán said in his first interview since the defeat, broadcast live on the YouTube channel Patrióta. “A...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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Orbán Defeat Dismantles Brussels’ False Narrative About HungaryHungary’s elections are a living example of what happens when a political narrative collides head-on with reality. For more than a decade, Brussels, much of the Western press and governments at odds with Budapest repeated the same idea: Hungary was no longer a real democracy. Viktor Orbán was portrayed as an authoritarian leader, someone who had tilted the system so heavily in...0 Comments 0 Shares 5 Views
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Orbán Fighting On To Defend Hungary—Insists “The Work Begins Now”Fidesz’s election defeat on Sunday is not the end of the story. Rather, its leaders insist that it is just the beginning. After 16 years in power, the party is not used to being in opposition. But neither is Péter Magyar’s Tisza used to operating in government. This will no doubt be beneficial in Viktor Orbán’s mission to take back possession of the keys...0 Comments 0 Shares 4 Views
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Orbán is out. Who’s the EU’s next disruptor-in-chief?Viktor Orbán is out — and his crown as the EU’s chief disruptor is suddenly up for grabs. The handover comes at a delicate moment, with the bloc leaning on unity to push through sanctions, budgets and other decisions that still require unanimity. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wasted no time this week after Orbán’s defeat to suggest...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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Orbán Joins Trump’s “Board of Peace” InitiativePrime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on social media that he is joining President Trump’s Board of Peace initiative. The board aims to coordinate political, security and humanitarian issues following the end of the Gaza conflict—while also promoting a longer-term peace process. The Board of Peace is not a formal international organisation but a high-level political...0 Comments 0 Shares 34 Views
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Orbán just lost his populist touchBUDAPEST — Not even the gaming of the electoral playing field — or state capture rolled out over a decade-and-half in power — could save Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from a crushing defeat on Sunday. Nor did the high-decibel support of Orbán’s MAGA friends, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who went all in...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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Orbán loses, Magyar wins, Europe reacts — live updatesViktor Orbán was ousted as prime minister of Hungary after Péter Magyar won a stunning victory in the national election on Sunday. Longtime leader Orbán, Europe’s most prominent populist-nationalist politician, had frustrated Brussels’ agenda on multiple files, including a €90B loan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia. After 16 years in...0 Comments 0 Shares 2 Views
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Orbán on course to lose Hungary’s election, according to early resultsBUDAPEST — Opposition leader Péter Magyar is on track to topple Hungary’s longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after a bitterly contested election, according to early official results. With more than 29 percent of the vote counted, Magyar’s Tisza party was projected to win 132 seats in Budapest’s 199-seat parliament. Orbán’s Fidesz...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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Orbán Orders Military To Guard Energy SitesHungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has announced that the government is reinforcing protection of the country’s critical energy infrastructure after Ukrainian oil deliveries were halted. Since January 27, no crude oil has arrived in Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline. Officials say the stoppage is political rather than technical, aimed at pressuring Hungary and Slovakia....0 Comments 0 Shares 23 Views
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Orbán Responds to EPP Proposal to Limit Member State VetoesHungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán issued a strong message following the European People’s Party (EPP) congress in Zagreb, warning that recent proposals could reduce national decision-making power within the European Union. In a Facebook post, Orbán emphasized the importance of preserving Hungary as an “island of peace.” The Prime Minister wrote...0 Comments 0 Shares 40 Views
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Orbán says unsure who started Russia-Ukraine warHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday questioned who began the Russia-Ukraine war and criticized Western leaders for supporting Kyiv. Orbán said EU leaders are justifying their support by framing Ukraine as a small country that has been attacked. “Of course, it’s not that small,” Orbán said, referring to Ukraine. “And it’s...0 Comments 0 Shares 42 Views
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Orbán Set to Make First Post-Election SpeechHungary’s former prime minister Viktor Orbán is set to make his first public appearance following Sunday’s elections in a 7 p,m, live interview on Thursday, April 16th. According to a social media announcement, the outgoing PM will appear on the Patrióta YouTube channel, where he is expected to discuss “the past, the present, but most of all the...0 Comments 0 Shares 1 Views
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