Editorial: Defeat for Viktor Orbán on Sunday would be celebrated in Brussels, mourned in Washington and Moscow, and would give his country its democracy back

Over the past 16 years prime minister Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into what he calls an ‘illiberal democracy’, using a parliamentary supermajority to effect constitutional…

Exclusive: Survey published days before election in which anti-EU Viktor Orbán risks being ousted after 16 years

Editorial: Defeat for Viktor Orbán on Sunday would be celebrated in Brussels, mourned in Washington and Moscow, and would give his country its democracy back

Las elecciones del domingo son un test para Orbán, pero también para la democracia desafiada por sus enemigos internos

Challenger Péter Magyar is no progressive – and after 16 years of creeping authoritarianism, the PM has embedded Fidesz in the Hungarian state, say Gabriela Greilinger and Cas…

Orbán’s defeat would deprive nationalist conservatives across the world of a champion. Opponents see Sunday’s vote as a chance to halt autocracy

After 16 years in power, the Hungarian prime minister is seeking a mandate to continue his ‘illiberal democracy’ that has clamped down on the press and judiciary while blocking…

The rightwing populist’s support for the majority-Hungarian population of Berehove means they may offer their votes in return

Most polls favour Péter Magyar, who fronts a grassroots party, but PM Viktor Orbán has been in a defiant mood.

El país centroeuropeo, un preciado alfil de Trump y Putin en el corazón de la UE, celebra este domingo unas elecciones decisivas para el bloque comunitario

Rightwing leader trails in polls to Péter Magyar, despite support from JD Vance on recent visit

The most important election in Europe for a long time is taking place in Hungary on Sunday, April 12. After 16 years in power, Europe's longest-serving leader Viktor Orbán is…

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has carved out a model of an "illiberal democracy" seen as a blueprint by populist movements.

Die Umfragen sehen die Opposition in Ungarn vorn. Sollte Viktor Orbán am Sonntag tatsächlich abgewählt werden, bedeutete das aber noch lange nicht das Ende seiner Macht.

Péter Magyar's victory was expected to transform political dynamics within the EU, where Orbán had upended the bloc by frequently vetoing key decisions.

Hungarians are voting in a crucial election that could end populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule.

Prime minister has been trailing in the polls to Péter Magyar in race that could have repercussions for Europe, the US and Russia