Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s abrupt expulsion is now shining a spotlight on the biggest financial beneficiaries of his regime, raising questions about who’ll remain in the country with their wealth intact.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s abrupt expulsion is now shining a spotlight on the biggest financial beneficiaries of his regime, raising questions about who’ll remain in the country with their wealth intact.
Lorinc Meszaros, right, with Viktor Orban, in 2019. Photographer: Laszlo Balogh/AP Photo
Ukraine will finally start receiving a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan from the European Union after Hungary lifted its veto, bringing an end to years of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s obstructionism over aid to a war-torn Kyiv.
Ukraine will finally start receiving a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan from the European Union after Hungary lifted its veto, bringing an end to years of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s obstructionism over aid to a war-torn Kyiv.
Antonio Costa, left, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels in 2025.
Hungary’s outgoing government signaled it’s ready to unblock the European Union’s €90 billion ($106 billion) loan to Ukraine as soon as this week just as the new leadership in Budapest kicked off intensive talks with Brussels to tap its own stalled funding.
Hungary’s outgoing government signaled it’s ready to unblock the European Union’s €90 billion ($106 billion) loan to Ukraine as soon as this week just as the new leadership in Budapest kicked off intensive talks with Brussels to tap its own stalled funding.
TOPSHOT - Firefighters work at a site following a Russian strike in Kyiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes killed at least 12 people in Ukraine, local authorities said on April 16, after Moscow pummelled its neighbour in overnight attacks. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)
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.
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