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Coverage of the Hungarian government under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (2010-2026), including policy decisions, cabinet changes, domestic politics, foreign affairs, the economy, and key developments shaping Hungary during his time in office.
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Hungary’s energy security at risk? PM Orbán summons emergency talks over pipeline halt

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Ruling Fidesz and challenger Tisza both secure signatures in all Hungarian constituencies on first day of campaign

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“No oil, no cash”: Hungary threatens to block EUR 90 billion EU loan for Ukraine over stalled oil supplies

Péter Magyar 2026 election

Hungary’s official election campaign kicks off today: here’s what you need to know

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Government of Hungary sends Ukraine warning letters using state channels

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Investigative journalists claim Hungary’s government mandated sell-off of Budapest land could begin soon

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Trump throws full weight behind Orbán: “He’s doing an incredible job”

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Budapest may deploy second-hand German trams to replace ageing HÉV trains, government promises brand-new fleet by 2030

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Breaking: Hungary stopped diesel fuel deliveries to Ukraine

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Peace March returns: Pro-government groups call for record crowd in Budapest on 15 March

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Foreign policy by friendship: government says Orbán-Trump bond protects Hungary’s interests

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Orbán claims Ukraine has invaded Hungary’s election campaign while hailing “golden” US-Hungary relations

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Hungary seeks Croatia’s help to secure Russian oil supplies while putting the blame on Ukraine

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Breaking: Hungary and the United States sign key nuclear energy pact

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Tisza Party vows “peaceful, humane Hungary” as Péter Magyar sets out election pledges at year-evaluation rally

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Here’s what PM Viktor Orbán said during his state-of-the-nation address

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Attention: motor vehicle tax to rise this year in Hungary

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Hungary’s lost decade: New documentary shows how opportunities slipped away under Orbán

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Orbán calls repayment ‘absurd’ as EU court opinion questions EUR 10 billion paid to Hungary

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Tragedy: Another ethnic Hungarian killed in Ukraine war, says Hungarian foreign minister

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Looks like the Samsung battery plant’s management tried to make the Hungarian government halt investigations into poisoning workers

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Lessening pressure? Inflation in Hungary is at an 8-year low

Chinese FM Wang Yi

Chinese minister comes to Budapest, FM Szijjártó called him friend

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Hungary among ‘winners of new world order’, FM Szijjártó says

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio comes to Budapest this week

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Telex: Samsung poisoned its Göd plant workers for years with the Orbán cabinet’s help – updated

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Surprising government data about how much Hungarian motorists pay at pump compared to neighbouring countries

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Ukraine is Hungary’s enemy, says PM Orbán at campaign-style rally

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Chinese retail company Alibaba introduces “Hungary surcharge” on all orders shipped to Hungary –⁠ UPDATE

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PM Orbán may turn to Rubio instead of Trump: One of America’s big players heading to Budapest?

PM Orbán: Hungary among founding members of Trump's Peace Council

Trump reaffirms support for Orbán just minutes after backing Japan’s PM in a similar manner

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The courts stand up to the unprecedented Orbán-decree: Budapest and other cities may escape the squeeze – UPDATE

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Retail giants such as Spar, Aldi and Tesco may quit Hungary this year

Construction and Transport Minister János Lázár

Could Orbán lose the 2026 election over Minister Lázár’s ‘toilet-cleaning gypsies’ remark? Alarmingly stark poll data emerges

Laos

Hungary-financed wastewater treatment plant opens in Laos’ capital – photos

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PM Orbán: these Ukrainians will be expelled from Hungary – minister shares the first 3 names

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Top Hungary news: courts overruled, antifa sentenced, 23K migrants, fake AI video by Orbán – 4 February, 2026

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Orbán campaigns with AI video: Von der Leyen “gives orders” in Hungarian to Péter Magyar in a fictional scene

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Orbán cabinet: Brussels wants to send 23,000 migrants to Hungary, even though there is a solution

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Bypassing the courts: Orbán cabinet uses decree to deny near-bankrupt Budapest its lawful funds

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