Donald Trump endorses PM Orban for reelection
Budapest, Hungary – Former US President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of the 2022 parliamentary electionsContinue Reading
Tag: Hungarian politics
Hungarian writer and gay rights activist found dead in Rome
Budapest, Hungary – Gergely Homonnay, a prominent Hungarian writer and gay rights activist, was found dead on New Year’s EveContinue Reading
What have we learned from Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Budapest?
Budapest, Hungary – Emmanuel Macron visited Budapest to attend the conference of the V4. Before the summit, the French presidentContinue Reading
Márki-Zay and the opposition parties: Hungary’s uneasy alliance
Budapest, Hungary – Today I will take a look at several opinion pieces that have something worthwhile to say aboutContinue Reading
French far-right leader meets with Orban in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen yesterday in Budapest. While LeContinue Reading
Péter Márki-Zay wins run-off to challenge Viktor Orbán in 2022
Budapest, Hungary – The mayor of Hódmezővásárhely Péter Márki-Zay comfortably won the second round of Hungary’s opposition primaries against DK’sContinue Reading
A bad day for Orban: Babis loses the election and Kurz resigns
Budapest, Hungary – After spending the last few days on Hungarian domestic affairs, it is time to glance outside, whereContinue Reading
LATEST: Gergely Karácsony withdraws from opposition race in favour of Péter Márki-Zay
Budapest, Hungary – Budapest-mayor Gergely Karácsony withdrew from the Hungarian opposition primaries and will support liberal-conservative Hódmezővásárhely-mayor Péter Márki-Zay. GergelyContinue Reading
Klára Dobrev leads opposition race as talks between Karácsony and Márki-Zay collapse
Budapest, Hungary – The two mayors did not manage to decide which one of them should withdraw from the secondContinue Reading
Winners & Losers: Hungary’s opposition primaries first-round recap
Budapest, Hungary – DK’s Klára Dobrev, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony, and independent liberal-conservative Péter Márki-Zay will progress to the secondContinue Reading
Opposition primaries bring democratic buzz to illiberal Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – On the night of September 12, Hungarian viewers saw an almost forgotten spectacle when they switched toContinue Reading
“Model for America?” Mitt Romney takes aim at Orban’s Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – Republican senator Mitt Romney slammed Tucker Carlson’s August trip to Budapest and took aim at Hungary’s OrbanContinue Reading
Hungary’s opposition primaries suspended until Monday after suspected cyber attack
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian opposition’s primary elections were suspended until Monday after a suspected cyber attack, the National PrimaryContinue Reading
József Antall biopic to start filming in October
Budapest, Hungary – The upcoming Hungarian film The Blockade will explore the life of Hungary’s first democratically elected prime minister,Continue Reading
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to visit Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will come to the Czech Republic for a one-day official visitContinue Reading
What’s behind Orban’s newly proclaimed pro-EU strategy?
Budapest, Hungary – There are times when I have nagging doubts about the conclusions of other respectable, even wise politicalContinue Reading
Hungary’s EU exit not on the table, Orban insists amid speculation
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orban has dismissed allegations that Hungary would potentially seek to leave the EU underContinue Reading
Hungary extends migration state of emergency for fifth year
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government has extended the so-called mass immigration state of emergency for the fifth year inContinue Reading
“Proud of you”, Trump writes in letter to Viktor Orban
Budapest, Hungary – In a letter sent last month to Viktor Orban, former US President Donald Trump expressed his continuedContinue Reading
Huxit: Could Hungary go the way of Great Britain?
Budapest, Hungary – An opinion piece by Tamás Fricz, titled “It is time to talk about Huxit,” began a frantic dialogueContinue Reading