We must hope this vote will be the start of a wider backlash – and send hard-right populism back to the fringes where it belongs, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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…

Magyar said Orban congratulated with a phone call after Sunday’s election.

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.

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

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

Win for Tisza party ends rightwing populist’s 16-year grip on power and will likely reshape country’s relationship with EU

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat to the pro-EU Tisza party in a pivotal election set to herald in a new era of relations between Hungary and Europe.…

Close Trump ally Viktor Orbán has been ousted from power after 16 years

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday night

Hungary’s return to democracy will be hard. But the impact of Péter Magyar’s decisive victory could be profound, inside the country and beyond

European leaders welcome the election of a pro-EU candidate while Russia and the U.S. lose an ally after the defeat of Viktor Orbán.

The outgoing Hungarian prime minister set up a trans-national right-wing network centred on Budapest, but with his ousting the future of such institutions is unclear

Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary has come to an end after the opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, secured a landslide election victory. Lucy Hough speaks to Ashifa…

Péter Magyar has been elected as the new Hungarian Prime Minister, defeating long-time leader Viktor Orbán in a major political upset. His centre-right Tisza Party has ended 16…

Stunning loss of rightwing populist in Hungary carries symbolic and psychological significance for US politics

Editorial: The defeat of Orbánism is a globally significant political moment. But it is, above all, a triumph for the citizens who mobilised to take their country back

Political editor David Maddox tracks the origins of Orban’s crushing defeat on Sunday to the unforeseen consequences of a papal visit almost exactly three years ago

Viktor Orban’s stepping stone – the EU’s own illiberal tendencies and militarism - is still very much present.