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

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.

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…

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

Record turnout hands opposition Tisza Party a decisive victory in Hungary.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is poised to lose his re-election effort, with more than half the ballots counted, and has already conceded.

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.…

Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday, April 12, following a closely contested election.

Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

A spoglio avanzato Tisza, il partito del candidato europeista di centro-destra Péter Magyar e principale rivale del premier uscente...

COLUMN. The ousted prime minister has shown that economic populism, steeped in nationalism and corroded by corruption, ultimately results in stagnation. Hungarians ended up…

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

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

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…

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

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