BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday painted a grim picture of a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech opening his party’s campaign for European Union elections. He called for a changing of the guard among the bloc’s leaders. As Orbán addressed members of his Fidesz […]
(Bloomberg) — A far-right political conference being staged in Brussels with the support of Hungarian groups backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban descended into chaos Tuesday as city authorities tried to shut it down. Most Read from Bloomberg Speakers including Nigel Farage, a UK politician who led the Brexit charge, continued to speak at the […]
(Bloomberg) — Peter Magyar, who’s seeking to take on Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said his bid to register for European Parliament and municipal elections has been approved. Most Read from Bloomberg Magyar couldn’t register a new organization because he is entering the race too close to the vote. Instead, he filed to compete […]
(Bloomberg) — Poland and Hungary, former political allies that are now at opposite ends of the spectrum, rejected contentious new European Union legislation on the hot-button issue of migration. Most Read from Bloomberg Poland’s Donald Tusk and Hungary’s Viktor Orban separately issued strong condemnations after the European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a text aimed at […]
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The acquisition of Budapest Airport could conclude “within days”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in parliament on Monday, signalling an end to months of negotiations with majority owner AviAlliance. Since Orban took power in 2010, his government has boosted Hungarian ownership in energy, banking, telecoms and the media, and has been planning […]
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Tens of thousands protested against the government of Viktor Orban in downtown Budapest on Saturday, led by a lawyer formerly close to the administration who recently launched a political movement that aims to challenge the prime minister. Protesters marched to parliament in the unusually warm spring weather, some of […]
A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban mobilised tens of thousands of supporters in Hungary’s capital on Saturday, outlining a plan to unite the country and bring an end to the populist leader’s 14-year hold on power. At the centre of the demonstration, the latest in a recent series of protests against Mr […]
(Bloomberg) — A rising star in Hungary’s opposition is set to lead the second mass protest in as many weeks in an effort to build grassroots support for a long-shot bid to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s rule. Most Read from Bloomberg Peter Magyar burst onto the scene after the resignation of two key Orban […]
(Bloomberg) — Viktor Orban chided Western powers for “meddling” in the affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina as the Hungarian prime minister received an award from a Russia-friendly Serb leader who has called for seceding from the Balkan nation. Most Read from Bloomberg Orban’s broadside, which was largely aimed at the High Representative, Christian Schmidt, comes two weeks […]
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in Budapest near parliament on Tuesday demanding the chief prosecutor and Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign after a former government insider accused a senior aide to Orban of trying interfere in a graft case. Protesters marched from the chief prosecutor’s office towards parliament shouting “Resign, resign”, with many […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A former Hungarian government insider turned oppositionist released an audio recording on Tuesday that he says is proof that top officials conspired to cover up corruption, the latest twist in a scandal that’s shaken Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s domination of the country’s politics. The country’s largest protests in years erupted in […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his victory in an election that was criticized by most Western leaders. Orbán, widely seen as Putin’s closest ally in the European Union, sent the letter of congratulations to Putin on Thursday after the release of official election […]