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Politico names five European leaders who could follow Orbán in blocking EU decisions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stepped down, leaving behind what Politico described as the role of the EU’s chief destabilizer, but the bloc still relies on unanimity to approve sanctions, budgets and other decisions that require all member states to agree.

15 April, 10:33 AM

Péter Magyar plans Zelenskyy talks after toppling Orbán in Hungary

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar said after his Tisza party’s parliamentary election victory that he plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Telex reported on April 13.

14 April, 11:00 AM

Kremlin downplays Orbán loss after Russia loses key EU ally

The Kremlin is playing down Viktor Orbán’s election defeat after Russia lost one of its most important allies in Europe, the Institute for the Study of War said in its April 13 report.

14 April, 10:33 AM

Ukraine prepares Zelenskyy-Magyar talks after Orbán’s defeat in Hungary

Ukraine has reached out to Hungary about possible talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Peter Magyar after his party’s election victory, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

13 April, 05:56 PM

Orbán to buy $500 million in U.S. oil as Vance heads to Budapest before Hungary vote

Hungary will sign a deal to buy U.S. oil during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Budapest on April 7, just days before the country’s parliamentary election, Bloomberg reported on April 7, citing sources.

7 April, 04:14 PM

US Vice President Vance travels to Hungary days before parliamentary vote

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary and said he “looks forward to meeting his good friend,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, journalist Alex Raufoglu reported on X on April 7.

7 April, 12:08 PM

Orbán targets pastor who baptized his children as Hungary heads into election

Anti-Soviet dissident Gábor Iványi, who officiated at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s wedding and baptized his children, now says Orbán belongs in prison, even as Orbán’s government tries to put its former ally on trial, Politico reported on April 6.

6 April, 11:08 AM

Hungarian opposition leader accuses Orbán of state-sponsored cyber sabotage

Hungarian intelligence services, acting on the orders of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, attempted to destroy the internal IT system of the opposition Tisza party ahead of the elections, party leader Péter Magyar wrote on Facebook on March 24.

25 March, 11:30 AM

Orban’s rival vows to smash ‘mafia’ regime in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s key allies, including the president and chief justices, will be ousted, if Tisza Party wins a supermajority in the upcoming elections, opposition leader Peter Magyar promised at a campaign rally on March 23, Bloomberg reported

24 March, 09:14 AM

EU leaders walked into Orban's election trap by uniting against him at Brussels summit

By uniting against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Brussels summit, EU leaders may have inadvertently boosted his chances of winning Hungary's April 12 parliamentary elections, Politico reported.

22 March, 05:05 PM

Budapest denies Russia offered to stage fake assassination attempt on Orban

Hungary's government dismissed as fake a Washington Post report claiming Russia planned to stage a fake assassination attempt on Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Hungarian news outlet 24.hu reported on March 21.

22 March, 12:53 PM

Russia proposed staging attack on Orbán to sway Hungary vote

Russian intelligence proposed staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to boost his chances of winning the parliamentary election and preserve Moscow’s influence in Hungary, The Washington Post reported on March 21.

21 March, 03:29 PM

Orbán’s defeat may not undo his damage to EU

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may lose the April 12 parliamentary elections, but the problems he has created for the European Union are unlikely to disappear with him, the British newspaper The Guardian wrote in an analysis.

19 March, 06:18 PM

Hungary opposition Tisza leads Orbán’s Fidesz in polls ahead of April election

Hungary’s opposition Tisza Party is leading Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party in opinion polls ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for April, Reuters reported.

4 March, 03:25 PM

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