The outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in Sunday’s election and congratulated his opponent Peter Magyar during a brief speech at his campaign headquarters. The election saw ...

The indomitable Lady Columbia defends the United States with her snazzy patriotic shield, c. 1890. Library of Congress The first and longest-ruling mascot of the United States made her debut before ...

Hungary’s main stock index (BUX) surged on Monday as investors welcomed the prospect of far-reaching reforms following Péter Magyar’s decisive win in the country’s parliamentary election. The Budapest ...

Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU ‘Hungary has chosen Europe’: EU leaders jubilant after Magyar’s victory Hungary’s ...

Over 90 journalists from Hungarian state news agency MTI have demanded the immediate restoration of impartial news coverage following election winner Peter Magyar‘s pledge to shake up state media, ...

Incoming Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar coolly ramped up pressure on the country’s president to resign on Wednesday, moments after being asked to form a government. Magyar, 45, shared a picture ...

Peter Magyar talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday Apr 15, 2026. (Photo: AP/Robert Hegedus) BUSAPEST: ...

The party of opposition leader Peter Magyar is set to win Hungary’s parliamentary election with a two-thirds majority, an important threshold that would enable him to dismantle Prime Minister Viktor ...

The National Election Commission said voter turnout was at a record 77.8%, the highest ever recorded in a Hungarian election. We are ending our live coverage now of a stunning today in Hungarian ...

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Viktor Orbán likely knew what was coming. When U.S. Vice President JD Vance stood beside him last week and predicted the Hungarian prime minister would win reelection Sunday, Orbán gave a small wave ...