A bizarre geopolitical thesis in the Indian media last week characterised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent 7-hour trip to Ukraine via Poland as part of an effort “to plug a missing link — Central
Hungary’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that limits prime ministers to a maximum of eight years in office, a move that prevents former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from returning to the
More The end of Viktor Orbán’s long domination of Hungary arrived not with spectacle, but with ceremony. Inside Budapest’s vast neo-Gothic parliament building, beneath vaulted ceilings that once symbolized the permanence of his
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Few living figures embody Hungary’s turbulent modern history as fully as Paul Lendvai. Born in 1929 in Budapest, he survived the Holocaust, was imprisoned under communism, fled the country after the failed
More Hungary’s parliamentary elections over the weekend marked a dramatic turning point in the country’s modern political history, as voters decisively removed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party from power after
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Viktor Orbán has spoken candidly about the emotional toll of his dramatic election defeat, describing a sense of “pain and emptiness” after losing power following 16 years at the helm of Hungary.
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by Luxman Peter Magyar has emerged as the most significant challenger to Hungary’s long-entrenched political order in more than a decade, positioning himself as the man capable of ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year
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Early results from Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary elections indicate a major political upheaval, with the opposition Tisza Party emerging as the dominant force in the National Assembly. According to preliminary figures released by
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Nearly 800 email and password combinations tied to Hungarian government employees have been exposed online, raising serious concerns about national cybersecurity and the safeguarding of sensitive state information. The revelations, uncovered through
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We are just days away from Hungary’s nail-biting election, and one of Russia’s most familiar tactics is playing out again, the same one seen so many times in Ukraine, Moldova, the U.S.,
More For sixteen years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won every fight: four consecutive parliamentary supermajorities for his party, Fidesz; a constitution rewritten to his specifications; courts, media, and oligarchs brought to heel.
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