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Why many of Hungary’s religious groups will be celebrating Viktor Orbán’s election loss

Hungary’s long-serving leader, Viktor Orbán, was dismissed on April 12 by an electorate fed up with his authoritarian rule. Péter Magyar led his Tisza party to a landslide victory, securing a two-thirds majority in parliament. This is enough for Tisza to elect members of Hungary’s highest court and even amend…

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EU officials arrive in Hungary for high-stakes talks with Magyar’s government

Departing PM Viktor Orbán admits ‘political era has ended’ as EU says ‘clock is ticking’ to resolve important issues

The Guardian - UK

Podcast| Will Péter Magyar be able to break with Orbán’s legacy?

Péter Magyar’s conservative Tisza party secured a two-thirds majority in Hungary’s parliamentary elections last Sunday. What does his victory mean for Hungary and the European Union?

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Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’

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Hungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interview

Peter Magyar slammed the channels as bring part of outgoing prime minister Viktor Orban’s ’propaganda machine’

The Independent UK

EU rushes to Budapest talks with Magyar team to unlock frozen funds amid Ukraine tensions

European Commission officials are due to meet the team of Hungary’s prime minister-designate, Péter Magyar, in Budapest on Friday, just five days after his election victory, to begin the process of unfreezing €17 billion in EU funds, with Ukraine-related disputes also on the agenda.

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Where is Szijjártó? Hungarian minister to skip EU meeting after vanishing from public view

Szijjártó will miss next week's EU Foreign Affairs Council after the Orbán government's election loss. He faces accusations of sharing classified information with Russia and destroying sensitive documents.

Euronews

Who is Hungary’s Péter Magyar and how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy

The day after Péter Magyar ousted Victor Orbán as prime minister of Hungary, he gave a combative press conference. He spoke in Hungarian, but was talking to the world – and particularly to Europe.

The Conversation

Orbán’s downfall is a positive for EU-Hungary relations – but the reset will not be smooth

Hungary’s Tisza party won parliamentary elections on April 12, bringing an end to the 16-year tenure of Viktor Orbán as prime minister. The result is a seismic one for Hungarian domestic politics. But it is also a major development in the trajectory of Hungary’s relations with the EU.

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‘Factory of lies’: What Hungary’s state media reckoning should make us think about

Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has used a landmark appearance on the country’s state-controlled M1 television network to deliver a scathing critique of the broadcaster. The live interview, conducted in their studios in Budapest, marked the first time in 18 months that Magyar was permitted on the network.

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Thursday news quiz: Trump is unwise, an emperor dies and a €1m raffle prize

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s new prime minister urges president to resign immediately

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Péter Magyar's landslide victory in Hungary - what's the impact on Brussels?

In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Daniel Freund (Greens) and Sander Smit (ECR) debate the outcome of the Hungarian election and what it means for Europe.

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New Hungarian PM tells president to ‘leave office now’ in scathing attack – minutes after posing with him for a picture

Peter Magyar ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary in a boon for the European Union and Ukraine and turned on the country’s president Tamas Sulyok, saying he was ‘unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation’

Euronews

Hungary’s Péter Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May

Magyar has called on Orbán's government to act as a caretaker in its final weeks and not to make any decisions that could threaten Hungary's interests or impede the incoming government's work.

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Is the EU ready to drop unanimous voting?

The decisive defeat of Hungarian leader and EU veto-er-in-chief Viktor Orbán presents the EU with an opportunity to move forward on several key foreign policy issues. But was he the problem? Or is unanimity holding the EU back from defending itself on the world stage?

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Viktor Orbán to skip his last EU summit after bruising electoral defeat

The tradition in Brussels states that departing leaders are paid homage by their peers and given a goodbye token when they attend their last summit. Not for Orbán as he is now expected to skip the gathering.

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The Independent UK

Hungary election winner Magyar set to take power within weeks

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar's Tisza party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Sunday's election, paving the way for a swift transfer of power. President Tamás Sulyok assured Magyar that his new government could take office in the first week of May, accelerating the end of Viktor Orbán's 16-year premiership.…

The Guardian - UK

Does Viktor Orbán’s defeat signal a wider backlash against ‘the forces of darkness’?

Péter Magyar’s stunning victory in Hungary is a boost for liberal democracy. But don’t bank on similar upsets in upcoming European elections

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s prime minister-elect vows to suspend ‘propaganda machine’ state media

Péter Magyar compares media coverage to Nazi-era Germany and says his government will ‘restore its public service character’

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Hungary’s voters shunned Orbán – but it may be too early to celebrate end of Europe’s far right

Leaders of Poland and Germany hail Péter Magyar’s majority as a turning of the tide – but analysts say there were other reasons for defeat of prime minister

Euronews

Can Hungary's new government fix an economy in crisis?

Investors are optimistic about the new government's expected economic policies, but an energy crisis and a scramble for EU funds could slow its immediate success.

Euronews

Magyar calls on Orbán to lift veto on €90bn Ukraine loan before leaving office

If oil flows resume through the Druzhba pipeline, then Viktor Orbán should lift his "technical veto" on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, Péter Magyar said. Brussels is already laying the groundwork to make the first payment.

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t lose sight of Ukraine,’ Nato chief tells European allies – as it happened

Mark Rutte urges members of military alliance to boost backing for Kyiv to $60bn in 2026

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