Hungary

Hungary

Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's main opposition Tisza party, delivers a speech at a party rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

Political change in Hungary collides with entrenched energy realities

Peter Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party won a landslide victory in Hungary’s April 2026 parliamentary election, ending 16 years of rule by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, according to official results

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, 1 April, 2026, in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Trump tells ABC News reporter he was not concerned about Orban's loss in Hungary

Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's main opposition Tisza party, delivers a speech at a party rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

Hungary's Magyar says to suspend state media broadcast, pass new media law

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Orban's defeat topples a pillar of Europe's far right, prompts scrutiny of MAGA links

Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's main opposition Tisza party, delivers a speech at a party rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

Hungarian election winner Magyar vows democratic shift with eye on EU funds

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Reactions to PM Orban's defeat in Hungary's election

Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Hungary opposition's landslide win heralds reforms, thaw in EU ties

Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza speaks during a press conference, on the day of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Once inspired by Orban, Hungary's Peter Magyar unseats him in landmark election

People celebrate following partial results on the day of the Hungarian Parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, on 13 April 2026. Photo: Reuters

Budapest turns into party zone after historic election that ends Orban era

Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, holds a national flag following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus

Hungary's conservative icon Orban defeated by centre-right opposition

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the spring session of the parliament in Budapest, Hungary, February 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US

US Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two to depart for Budapest, Hungary, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, April 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

Vice President Vance visits Hungary to boost Orban ahead of pivotal election

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia July 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Explosives found near pipeline that carries Russian gas to Hungary