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Hungarian politics

Former Hungarian prime minister and chairman of the Fidesz party Viktor Orban, left, and new faction leader of the party Janos Boka hold a press conference in front of the Fidesz headquarters in Lendvay Street in Budapest, Hungary, July 22, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)
July 22, 2026, 5:56 pm
Hungary’s Orban declares ‘resistance’ movement against Magyar government’s ‘tyranny’
Ousted leader says new PM has ‘dismantled the rule of law’; objects to new term limits, suspension of public news service and replacement of his political appointees
By Justin Spike
Supporters of Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party celebrate after a parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
April 13, 2026, 5:14 am
European leaders fete Hungarian opposition’s victory over Orban as win for democracy
Spanish, Polish, French and EU leaders hail Peter Magyar’s win as boon to European unity; Herzog, Sa’ar, Lapid all congratulate Magyar, but pro-Orban Netanyahu stays mum
By Sam McNeil
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters during the electoral campaign closing rally of the governing Fidesz party in Budapest, Hungary, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
April 12, 2026, 7:00 am
Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US, Israel
Orban, in power since 2010, faces voter discontent over stagnant economy; rival Magyar ahead in polls, but outcome up in the air; Israeli diplomat endorses Orban on X, then deletes post
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative; An Israeli flag is raised on the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, with the Buda Castle in Budapest in the background on April 2, 2025, as preparations are under way for the visit of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
September 5, 2025, 10:33 pm
Hungarian Jews spark backlash with letter condemning Gaza war and local Jewish leaders
Online petition signed by hundreds, including prominent figures, decries sidelining of anti-war community members; leadership stays silent and critics call the missive ‘hypocrisy’
By JTA Staff
File: Alexander Soros attends the 2016 Gordon Parks Foundation awards dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on May 24, 2016. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images North America/AFP)
June 17, 2023, 12:02 am
Hungarian government, media set sights on Soros’s son
Reaction to rise of bete noire’s son shows methods of pro-government media in a landscape where independent outlets have been marginalized
By Ede ZABORSZKY
Laszlo Toroczkai, center, head of the Our Homeland Movement, is flanked by police officers during a protest in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
April 6, 2022, 4:05 pm
Hungary’s most radical nationalist party since WWII just won 7 seats in parliament
The far-right Our Homeland Movement is now the country’s third-largest party. Budapest chapter president Atilla Nagy speaks to ToI in a candid interview at the local headquarters
By Yaakov Schwartz
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