Viktor Mihály Orbán[1] (Hungarian: [ˈviktor ˈorbaːn] ⓘ; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has also led the Fidesz political party since 2003, and …

1 day ago · Orban plans to raise family benefits in the second half and further still in 2026, but even with what his cabinet has described as the most generous such scheme in Europe, Hungary's birth rate has ...

10 hours ago · Hungary will take steps to ensure that all aid funding coming from the United States to NGOs and media critical of the government would be revealed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on ...

1 day ago · Hungary is a small country, around 10 million people, where nearly all power is concentrated in the national government. Key powers that the US reserves to the states, like drawing the lines of ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010– ), the first post-Cold War head of government in eastern and central Europe who had not been a member of a Soviet-era communist regime. Over time, his rhetoric became nationalistic and anti-immigrant and his rule increasingly autocratic.

Feb 13, 2024 · Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM with 14-year grip on power? No serving leader in the European Union has led their country for as long as Viktor Orban. Since 2010, he has transformed Hungary...

Jul 31, 2024 · Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended his party's control over the media, directly affecting informed democratic participation.

Feb 12, 2024 · Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government.

Mar 31, 2022 · Orban has transformed Hungary's media landscape, which has led to accusations of curbing media freedoms from the European Union and pro-democracy groups, a charge his government denies.

Feb 14, 2024 · Hungary has been shaken by the sudden resignations of the two most popular and successful women in an otherwise strongly male-dominated governing party. President Katalin Novak and former Justice...