The Irish Times

Hungary’s PM faces voters at home – and isolation abroad

Viktor Orban’s fence-sitting between Moscow and EU key issue as country goes to polls

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 17:13

Hungary’s opposition struggles to unite against Orban party machine

Even optimistic insiders only give six-party coalition 40% chance of victory in election

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 19:01

Orban’s critics denounce plan for Hungarian vote on ‘anti-LGBT’ law

Opponents accuse populist leader of trying to distract from ‘Pegasus’ surveillance scandal

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 16:16

Viktor Orban seeks ‘European renaissance’ with Polish and Italian allies

Nationalists call for return to ‘traditional values’ and limits on EU power

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 21:32

Polish media blackout flags up press freedom fears over tax plan

Hungary adds to EU concerns as independent radio station is ordered off air

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 19:20

Hungarian conservative MEP apologises over Brussels lockdown ‘orgy’

Jozsef Szajer stopped by police after being spotted ‘fleeing along gutter’

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 18:20

Hungary marks 100 years since ‘immeasurably unjust’ peace deal

Trianon treaty stripped the country of two-thirds of its territory and 3m citizens

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 20:03

Hungarians rally against government’s bid to tighten cultural control

Viktor Orban's critics see theatre plan as latest sign of creeping autocracy

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 19:02

Hungary’s opposition takes Budapest in blow to Orban’s power

Ruling Fidesz party still dominates in the provinces but loses several large cities

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 13:18

Romania's de facto leader Liviu Dragnea jailed over corruption

Ruling party boss sought judicial overhaul that alarmed the European Union

Mon May 27 2019 - 20:18

Rebuke to Romania’s populists in European elections and referendum

Viktor Orban's anti-immigration nationalists dominate voting in Hungary

Sun May 26 2019 - 21:41

Orban drifts towards exit of biggest European bloc before elections

Hungary going ‘in the wrong direction’, says leader of European People’s Party

Tue May 07 2019 - 17:10

Orbán and Salvini call for anti-immigration surge in EU elections

Hungarian leader to work with Italian despite warnings from centre-right allies

Thu May 02 2019 - 20:20

Hungary's leader urges Europe to reject liberal values and immigration

Orban says Europe will ‘belong to Europeans’ through Christianity and ‘strong nations’

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:03

Orbán still faces European group expulsion after crisis talks

Fine Gael and other centre-right parties seek punishment of Hungary’s Fidesz nationalists

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 19:51

Hungary’s Orban eyes Polish alliance before showdown with EU group

EPP chief Weber says parties ‘can leave or must be kicked out’ if they don’t share values

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 16:18

Orbán's nationalists send mixed signals on EPP expulsion threat

Fine Gael is one of 13 parties seeking Fidesz's exclusion from EU conservative bloc

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 17:23

Hungary's Orban eyes EU takeover by anti-immigration parties

Nationalist leader says migration debate to dominate European elections in May

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 17:20

European elections will test resilience of EU’s mainstream parties

Europe Letter: Danger looms of populists and Eurosceptics inducing legislative gridlock

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 01:00

New generation taps Hungary’s protest tradition to take on Orbán

Opposition alliance comes together to plan rallies, strikes and blockades to start 2019

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00

Strange bedfellows unite in Hungary’s new anti-Orbán alliance

Under-fire government blames protests over so-called slave law on ‘Soros putschists’

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 17:08

Budapest braced for more protests as anti-Orban rallies grow

‘Slave law’ ignites anger against government accused of usurping rule of law

Mon Dec 17 2018 - 16:55

‘Dark day for Europe’ as Soros-funded university quits Hungary

Fine Gael has ‘grave concerns’ over college expulsion by Hungarian ally Viktor Orban

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 18:40

The Soros conspiracy theory goes global

Targeting of billionaire show conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism are now mainstream

Tue Nov 06 2018 - 09:58

Viktor Orban party and Dutch centrists sever links in ‘values’ row

Dutch claim growing unease in EPP at alleged anti-Semitic tone of Orban campaign

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 17:34

Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ Bill seeks to criminalise NGOs helping migrants

UNHCR joins international criticism of Orban amid rising EU concern for Hungary

Tue May 29 2018 - 19:58

Hungary’s Orban upbraids EU on migration and integration ‘nightmares’

Leader of nationalist Fidesz party wants to make Hungary a top EU nation by 2030

Thu May 10 2018 - 18:45

Hungarian NGOs fear crackdown as Orban prepares for new term

Anti-immigration leader pledges to protect ‘security and Christian culture’

Mon May 07 2018 - 18:46

Tens of thousands of anti-Orban protesters rally again in Budapest

Hungarian capital a bastion of opposition to the country's nationalist premier

Sun Apr 22 2018 - 16:58

Triumphant Orban to continue Hungary’s migration and NGO crackdown

Landslide win divides EU opinion as election monitors raise concerns

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 20:13

Orban claims victory in Hungary election after high voter turnout

Early data indicates prime minister’s party will win two-thirds majority

Sun Apr 08 2018 - 22:28

Orban claims Hungary's future is at stake in elections

Ruling Fidesz party tipped to win but ‘tactical voting’ could boost opposition

Sat Apr 07 2018 - 01:00

Orban seeks big election win to keep building ‘illiberal’ Hungary

Opponents struggle for coherent plan to oust ruling Fidesz party

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 01:00

Orban urges Hungary to vote against migrants and liberal foreign elite

Supporters and critics of populist leader rally in Budapest ahead of April election

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 18:59