Hungary’s ruling Tisza party nominates ousted top judge András Baka for president
The nomination follows the early termination of the previous president, Tamás Sulyok, an Orbán-era appointee.
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Fidesz prepares autumn campaign as Hungarian Government sets September end for mortgage rate cap
Some 220,000 households would move to market interest rates from October under the phase-out set out by Finance Minister András Kármán.
The slide towards authoritarianism in Hungary is happening right now
Hungary is experiencing a rapid shift towards authoritarianism under Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who has sidelined opposition, removed judges, and silenced media…
Hungary’s prosecutor general resigns under pressure from Magyar
Gábor Bálint Nagy's departure hands Prime Minister Péter Magyar a further victory in his drive to clear out Viktor Orbán's appointees.
Hungarian prosecutors seize Orbán party’s servers in unannounced raid
The prosecution service moved on the servers of Hungary's main opposition party without warning, seizing material from its internal communications network and leaving…
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Hungary tests the limits of constitutional power
Hungary's government has enacted significant constitutional changes, including a 12-year cap on parliamentary mandates and removal of the sitting president, prompting…
Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár declines Hungarian presidency
Judit Polgár has ruled herself out days after Prime Minister Péter Magyar removed the sitting head of state, leaving his party to search for another candidate.
Fidesz warns election of Hungary’s new president would be ‘invalid’
Fidesz says any decision taken by Judit Polgár, Péter Magyar's pick for the role, could later be annulled.
Hungary’s president signs constitutional amendment ending his own term
Tamás Sulyok argued that the amendment damaged legal certainty and the stability of Hungary's constitutional system.
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Magyar goes after Hungary’s President as Orbán invokes the right of resistance
The Prime Minister's two-thirds majority passed a constitutional amendment written to end the mandate of one named office-holder and gave Tamás Sulyok five days…
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Fidesz MEP Csaba Dömötör: ‘Magyar isn’t governing but settling political scores while Brussels looks away’
"They removed the president without any justification, although he had been democratically elected".
Hungarian minister defends rewriting constitution to dismantle Orbán-era
Zsolt Hegedűs argued that acting within the law was not enough for a head of state.
Magyar moves to remove Hungary’s president in constitutional overhaul
Fidesz parliamentary group leader Gergely Gulyás said the move marked the end of constitutional democracy.
Orbán’s Fidesz rallies at presidential palace against plan to remove Sulyok
Sulyok, elected in 2024 by a Fidesz-dominated parliament, has refused to resign and has referred the proposal to the Council of Europe's Venice Commission.
EU ministers move to unlock Hungary’s frozen recovery billions
"We can already feel a strong wind of change across Hungary," von der Leyen said after meeting Magyar.
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Polish journalists protest purge of public media in Hungary comparing it to Tusk’s actions
In their statement they recall events that took place in Poland in December 2023, days after the present centre-left government led by Tusk took power.
New Hungarian government halts state television news broadcasts
The sudden removal of M1 and Kossuth from the air, framed by Budapest as ending Orbán-era propaganda, echoes Donald Tusk's rapid overhaul of Poland's state media…
Hungary’s Magyar files amendment to remove President Sulyok
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Hungary, both long-standing critics of Orbán, questioned the process.
European Parliament refuses to debate possible rule-of-law violations under new Hungarian government
The Magyar government also wants to remove the sitting President and head of the Constitutional Court.
Hungary’s parliament votes to abolish Orbán’s sovereignty office
The body held wide powers to scrutinise organisations, media outlets and individuals suspected of serving foreign interests.
Balázs Orbán leaves MCC as Hungary’s new government targets Fidesz-era foundations
Hungary's largest conservative foundation faces losing its independence under Péter Magyar's reforms, prompting its chairman to step down in protest.
Amnesty International criticises new Hungarian government over rule-of-law concerns
The controversy follows Péter Magyar’s demand earlier this year that Sulyok resign, after the president refused to step down.
Hungarian parliament approves reforms to unlock €16.4 billion in frozen EU funds
"Today we have taken a big step towards a functional and humane Hungary," Péter Magyar said.
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New leaders take their seats as the European Council meets in Brussels
The departure of Viktor Orbán has removed the bloc's loudest sceptic, though Bulgaria's new premier may prove a quieter replacement as leaders open budget talks.
Magyar bars Orbán return with eight-year limit on prime ministers
It applies retroactively to all tenures held after May 2, 1990.
Péter Magyar says he won’t take in illegal immigrants and criticises exclusion of hard-right parties
Such a stance was one of the main reasons that his predecessor, Viktor Orbán, was in loggerheads with the EU.
Magyar seeks to oust Hungary’s head of state
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said his government would amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok.
Hungary’s new PM Magyar steps up drive to force Head of State
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok rejects Magyar's demand to resign by end of May.
Magyar frames Škoda and home stay as austerity, both continue Orbán-era practice
Orbán himself never moved into an official residence after returning to power in 2010, continuing to live with his family in his house on Cinege Street in Buda.
Magyar’s brother-in-law withdraws as Hungary’s justice minister pick amid nepotism row
Péter Magyar's pick for justice minister, Márton Melléthei-Barna, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post.