Hungary’s incoming leader Peter Magyar moved fast to assert dominance over the state institutions that outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban crafted over his 16 years in power, directing salvos against state media and the president appointed by his predecessor.
Hungary’s incoming leader Peter Magyar moved fast to assert dominance over the state institutions that outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban crafted over his 16 years in power, directing salvos against state media and the president appointed by his predecessor.
Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, is turning his attention to assembling his cabinet as he vows to dismantle 16 years of Viktor Orban’s increasingly authoritarian system, bring the country back in the European fold and fix the economy.
Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, is turning his attention to assembling his cabinet as he vows to dismantle 16 years of Viktor Orban’s increasingly authoritarian system, bring the country back in the European fold and fix the economy.
Peter Magyar at a news conference in Budapest, on April 13. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
Hungary’s next leader Peter Magyar said he wants to bring his country back into the European fold in a clean break with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16 years of antagonistic rule.
Hungary’s next leader Peter Magyar said he wants to bring his country back into the European fold in a clean break with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16 years of antagonistic rule.
Peter Magyar delivers a news conference in Budapest, on April 13.
Hungary’s next leader will lay out his plans on Monday to shore up the economy and dismantle Prime Minister Viktor Orban self-styled illiberal system, a day after a landslide election win over the nationalist premier who had been backed by Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Hungary’s next leader will lay out his plans on Monday to shore up the economy and dismantle Prime Minister Viktor Orban self-styled illiberal system, a day after a landslide election win over the nationalist premier who had been backed by Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In the end, the biggest surprise wasn’t just how resoundingly Viktor Orban was ejected from power but how swiftly the Hungarian prime minister conceded the termination of his 16-year reign.
In the end, the biggest surprise wasn’t just how resoundingly Viktor Orban was ejected from power but how swiftly the Hungarian prime minister conceded the termination of his 16-year reign.
Attendees hold Hungarian flags during a Tisza party election event in Budapest on April 12. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, outlined sweeping changes after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory that will redefine the country’s ties with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump.
Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, outlined sweeping changes after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory that will redefine the country’s ties with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump.
Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party waves a national flag after a parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
An upstart opposition party in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years in a historic election that will redefine the country’s relationship with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump.
An upstart opposition party in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years in a historic election that will redefine the country’s relationship with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban waves to supporters in Budapest during Hungary's general election on April 12. Photographer: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images
The party of opposition leader Peter Magyar is set to win Hungary’s parliamentary election with a two-thirds majority, an important threshold that would enable him to dismantle Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist project.
The party of opposition leader Peter Magyar is set to win Hungary’s parliamentary election with a two-thirds majority, an important threshold that would enable him to dismantle Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist project.
Peter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative TISZA party, makes a statement in Budapest during the general election in Hungary, on April 12, 2026.
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar’s Tisza party took a commanding early lead in elections that may end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar’s Tisza party took a commanding early lead in elections that may end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
Peter Magyar and Viktor Orban Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said he was “cautiously optimistic” about the outcome of an election that independent polls had indicated could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said he was “cautiously optimistic” about the outcome of an election that independent polls had indicated could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
Peter Magyar speaks to supporters after polling stations closed in Budapest on April 12. Photographer: Janos Kummer/Getty Images
Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok said a historic parliamentary election that’s become a referendum on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule was orderly and will signal direction for the nation.
Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok said a historic parliamentary election that’s become a referendum on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule was orderly and will signal direction for the nation.
Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok casts his vote at a polling station in Budapest on April 12. Photographer: Noemi Bruzak/MTI/AP
Hungary’s election campaign was heading for its finale, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban urging voters Friday to keep him as the safe bet, while thousands of young opposition supporters filled a square in Budapest celebrating his potential political demise.
Hungary’s election campaign was heading for its finale, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban urging voters Friday to keep him as the safe bet, while thousands of young opposition supporters filled a square in Budapest celebrating his potential political demise.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the nation two days before pivotal elections, telling voters that he was the safe bet and that ousting him after 16 years in office, as independent polls suggest may happen, would imperil the nation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the nation two days before pivotal elections, telling voters that he was the safe bet and that ousting him after 16 years in office, as independent polls suggest may happen, would imperil the nation.
In Hungary, politics often splits along generational lines. The election result may hinge on how many voters still trust what they see on state television.
In Hungary, politics often splits along generational lines. The election result may hinge on how many voters still trust what they see on state television.
Viktor Orban at his annual news conference in Budapest in January.
A hero to the MAGA world and Europe’s nationalists, Hungary’s prime minister faces the toughest electoral challenge of his 16 years in power.
Opposition supporters hang Tisza campaign posters in the village of Vértesacsa, near Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s birthplace of Székesfehérvár.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has spent the past 16 years perfecting what he calls an “illiberal laboratory” in the European Union member state, holding it up as an election-proof model for nationalist allies such as US President Donald Trump.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has spent the past 16 years perfecting what he calls an “illiberal laboratory” in the European Union member state, holding it up as an election-proof model for nationalist allies such as US President Donald Trump.
Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, during a rally ahead of a general election in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Dueling rallies laid bare the division gripping Hungary, with Orban using Ukraine as the bogeyman in the campaign and Peter Magyar vowing to return Hungary to the European Union mainstream. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
Vice President JD Vance went to Budapest to criticize the European Union for allegedly meddling in the Hungarian election. Then he endorsed Viktor Orban as a model of leadership for the continent days before the make-or-break vote.
Vice President JD Vance went to Budapest to criticize the European Union for allegedly meddling in the Hungarian election. Then he endorsed Viktor Orban as a model of leadership for the continent days before the make-or-break vote.
US Vice President JD Vance, left, and Viktor Orban during a joint news conference in Budapest, on April 7. Photographer: Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images
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