Apr 12 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ousted after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power By Justin Spike, Sam McNeil, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 10:24 Hungarian election could end Orbán's grip on power and alter Europe's political landscape By Lisa Desjardins, Sonia Kopelev Hungarians will go to the polls this Sunday in one of the most closely watched elections this year. Longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an ally of both President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, is facing the most serious challenge to… Continue watching
Apr 07 WATCH: Vance speaks in Hungary on trip to help boost Orbán's reelection bid By Justin Spike, Associated Press Vance's visit to Budapest on Tuesday marks a clear endorsement from President Donald Trump's administration for Orbán, who is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election. Continue reading
Feb 21 Hungary's foreign minister says country will block key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungary will block a planned 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) European Union loan to Ukraine until the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Hungary's foreign minister said. Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Trump boasts he has 'very good record of endorsing' foreign leaders By Associated Press In one of many tangents, Trump used his speech at the Board of Peace meeting to reinforce his support for various foreign leaders who are facing or were recently facing a contested election in their country. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 10:33 Rubio bolsters Hungary's far-right leader days after push to mend U.S. ties in Europe By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev America’s top diplomat traveled to Hungary and endorsed that country’s far-right prime minister, who is seeking his fifth straight term in office. Viktor Orban has cracked down on the media, civil society and weakened judicial independence in Hungary. He also… Continue watching
Feb 16 Rubio boosts Orbán's bid for another term during Budapest visit By Matthew Lee, Justin Spike, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April. Continue reading
Jan 28 Budapest's liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event By Justin Spike, Associated Press Authorities in Hungary on Wednesday filed charges against Budapest's liberal mayor over his role in organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride event in the capital last year. Continue reading
Dec 10 EU enlargement chief says Ukraine's membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary's objections By Derek Gatopoulos, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press Ukraine hopes to join the bloc by the end of the decade and remains frustrated that its path to NATO membership looks uncertain. Continue reading
Nov 28 Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at talks with Putin in Moscow By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday, once again shunning efforts by his European Union partners to isolate Moscow over its invasion of neighboring Ukraine nearly four years ago. Continue reading