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Serbia faces EU backlash after war criminal Ratko Mladic gets hero’s funeral

EU leaders have hit out at Serbia for granting Mladic a hero’s funeral

The Independent UK

Anna Unger becomes head of Hungary's top anti-corruption body NVVH

The National Asset Recovery and Protection Office is given sweeping investigative and prosecutorial powers. Choosing its head sparked heated debate among experts and politicians and even a surprise withdrawal.

Euronews

Fidesz weighs a future without Orbán and even dissolution after historic defeat

Insiders say Viktor Orbán's party is looking into the abyss amid corruption scrutiny, a wave of senior departures and Tisza's dominant poll lead. Orbán's personal future in politics will be discussed next year.

Euronews

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Across the world authoritarians want to tell us what a ‘good life’ looks like. Here’s how liberals must respond

From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? And liberalism needs a credible answer

The Guardian - AU

Tisza Party group nominates András Baka for new Hungarian president

On Saturday, the Tisza Party, which has a constitutional majority in Parliament, picked András Baka who was removed by Fidesz from the Supreme Court, to be elected president on Tuesday.

Euronews

Hungary's nuclear crisis tests new PM Magyar's leadership

Record-low Danube water levels have forced Hungary's Paks nuclear plant into partial shutdown, cutting output as demand surges. Former governing party Fidesz is seizing on the outage to question the still-new government's competence.

Euronews

Hide the Pain Harold and Rubik’s Cube creator among social media’s picks for Hungarian president

Newly elected Tisza party asked public to put forward names, which have ranged from the sensible to the bizarre

The Guardian - UK

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No evidence Hungary corruption probe breached rule of law, say experts, contrary to Orbán claims

Conflicting claims have emerged in Hungary about why a data centre linked to former PM Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party was raided as part of a wider corruption investigation. The Cube takes a look.

Euronews

Viktor Orbán calls for new era of 'resistance politics'

"It is pointless to deal with an inexorable, disgraced mafia boss," Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar wrote on Facebook on Saturday.

Euronews

EU far right cries foul, but Commission unfazed by Magyar's 'Purgatorium'

Orbán allies across Europe have raised concerns over Hungarian democracy after the president's mandate was ended and Fidesz's headquarters raided as part of a corruption probe, but the European Commission appears broadly aligned with a push to dismantle Orbán's political operation.

Euronews

Hungary's Orbán declares resistance movement against Magyar government's 'tyranny'

Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orbán has declared a peaceful “resistance” movement against the country’s new center-right government

The Independent UK

Hungarian prosecutors raid Orbán party's data center in embezzlement probe

Prosecutors in Hungary have raided offices housing data servers used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party

The Independent UK

Hungary prosecutors raid data servers of Viktor Orban's Fidesz, party says

Hungary's former ruling Fidesz party said prosecutors "showed up unannounced" and raided its data servers on Tuesday. The claim comes as Prime Minister Peter Magyar presses ahead with anti-corruption reforms following his landslide election victory over Orban in April.

France 24

Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts

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Hungary’s chess queen declines Péter Magyar’s offer of role as president

Judit Polgár says she does not ‘feel enough strength within me’ to take on the responsibility of uniting a divided nation

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s president agrees to stand down after law change ends his term

Tamás Sulyok signed the constitutional amendment that cited ‘serious loss of confidence’ in him as leader

Euronews

Euronews explains: can Hungary's PM Magyar really remove president Sulyok from office?

Hungary's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, with Prime Minister Péter Magyar accusing him of being Orbán's puppet. But he refuses to resign and argues the move in unconstitutional. What happens next? Euronews explains:

Euronews

Hungarian parliament removes President Tamás Sulyok from office

Hungary's parliament has approved the 17th amendment to the constitution. Prime Mİnister Péter Magyar says this is a key step that will allow 'Orbán's political puppets' to be replaced.

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The Guardian - UK

Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up

Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission

Euronews

Hungary could vote to oust president as early as next week as opposition complains of 'tyranny'

Viktor Orbán's Fidesz is calling for protests after Prime Minister Péter Magyar filed a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok.

The Guardian - UK

‘Attack on civil society’: why Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank is in crisis

MCC Brussels received lavish funding from Budapest, but Hungary’s new PM is launching an investigation

Euronews

Lawyer says Orbán should have been detained over Ukrainian cash convoy raid

A lawyer for seven Ukrainians detained in Hungary after a cash convoy raid says ex-PM Viktor Orbán and three other officials should have been held — and suggests prosecutors may be shielding Orbán from the investigation.

Euronews

Péter Magyar's EU summit debut signals Hungarian reset after change of guard

Magyar was met with optimism at his first EU summit in Brussels, while Orbán rallied far-right allies nearby at much smaller venue urging him to veto the bloc's next seven-year budget. For the institutions, the Orbán era is over.

The Times of India

Hungary’s former PM Orban retains grip on Fidesz after election setback

Viktor Orban has once again claimed leadership of the Fidesz party, following a disappointing loss that marked the end of his lengthy 16-year reign in Hungary. With overwhelming support from delegates, Orban pledged to forge a stronger, more dynamic opposition in the wake of Prime Minister Peter Magyar's pro-Western Tisza…

The Independent UK

Hungary’s missing €3.5 billion – and the move to investigate Orban’s inner circle

IN FOCUS: Viktor Orban’s popularity is still in freefall even after his landslide election loss in April. But as further corruption allegations emerge in a mysterious case of a missing €3bn, his legacy may be dead and buried. Alex Croft reports

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