2 days ago - Viktor Mihály Orbán (born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2026. He has also been the president of Fidesz, which has been variously characterised as a Christian nationalist, illiberal, and far-right ...

2 weeks ago - Viktor Orbán Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán governed with strong anti-immigration policies, often butted heads with the European Union, and had a strong relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

April 11, 2026 - Viktor Orbán was born in 1963 an hour to the west of Budapest, the eldest of three sons whose father was an agricultural engineer and Communist Party member and whose mother was a special needs teacher.

February 13, 2024 - He has led Hungary since 2010 and critics denounce his "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".

April 12, 2026 - Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger.

3 days ago - Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian politician who was the country's Prime Minister from 2010 until 2026. He was born on May 31, 1963, in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, and grew up in a middle-class family. Orbán showed an early interest in politics and was a member of various student organizations ...

April 25, 2026 - Hungary's outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he will not take up his seat in parliament after his party was defeated in a landslide that ended his 16-year rule.

1998-05-10 Viktor Orbán elected Prime Minister of Hungary after his Fidesz party forms a centre-right coalition the Independent Smallholders Party and Hungarian Democratic Forum

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–2026) (born 1963)

Orbán Viktor · @PM_ViktorOrbanFeb 23 · Serving my country is the greatest honour. Thank you, Hungarians, for your trust and support! 🇭🇺❤️ · 00:00 · 2.9K · 2.7K · 18K · 885K · Orbán Viktor · @PM_ViktorOrbanOct 31 · What we witnessed yesterday in Warsaw was a blatant violation of Poland’s constitution.

1 week ago - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday scoffed at a report that the Trump administration views former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a candidate to be U.N. secretary-general. The U.S. has encouraged Orbán to enter the race, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, noting that he could be a compromise candidate backed by Moscow, Washington and Beijing. Asked Monday about the WSJ report, Tusk smiled and said he had not heard about it. “Just a moment ago, he was a candidate for president of the European Commission. This seems to me just as funny as that first rumor,” Tusk said, referring to an earlier false claim about Orbán becoming Commission president. ... Global power is in flux.

Viktor Orban, leader of the right-wing populist Fidesz party, was Hungary's prime minister until his election defeat in April 2026. He backed nationalist and euroskeptic policies and often ran afoul of Brussels.

1 week ago - Trump administration officials are reportedly floating former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general, potentially backed by the US, Russia and China, though nothing is confirmed and his selection remains uncertain.

August 10, 2026 - For Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, defeating Viktor Orbán in a landslide election was just the beginning. Less than six months into his term, Magyar’s government is pursuing former officials accused of corruption and abuses of power.

November 16, 2020 - In 2010, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán came to power. Since then, he and his party, Fidesz, have systematically dismantled the country’s legal system and changed the election system to ensure future election victories.

Viktor Orbán Prime Minister · Personal data: Alcsútdoboz, 31 May, 1963. Married, five children. Professional experience: 2010- Prime Minister · 2006 Honorary citizenship from Esztergom · 2003- Chairman of Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union.

July 13, 2025 - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has assiduously attacked a liberal world view for at least two decades, transforming the country into what he has variously called an "illiberal democracy" and nation of "Christian liberty".

1 week ago - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has commented on reports that the US administration is encouraging former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán to stand as a candidate for the post of UN secretary-general. Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda · Details: Sybiha said he is confident that Orbán, if appointed, would put the "masterful veto and blackmail skills he has developed over years of derailing major EU decisions" to good use. ... The Ukrainian minister joked about inviting the former Hungarian PM out "for coffee". He was referring to an incident at an EU summit in late 2023 when Orbán left the meeting room, which allowed EU leaders to approve the opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine without Budapest vetoing the decision. "We can share with the rest of the world our great experience of taking him out for coffee at the right moment," Sybiha wrote.