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 days 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 - Friends from his student days became key members of Fidesz, and his college director Istvan Stumpf went on to take up the role of his chief of staff during the first Orban premiership from 1998-2002. As a young MP, Viktor Orbán and his party joined the global Liberal International movement in 1992.

5 days ago - 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.

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

1 week ago - Hungary’s former prime minister Viktor Orbán has declared a peaceful “resistance” movement against the country’s new center-right government. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ... Demonstrators opposing the Hungarian government’s efforts to oust the country’s president gathered in Budapest for a protest on Thursday after being called to action by the former autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orbán.

3 days ago - Hungary’s opposition ⁠Fidesz ... · Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán waves to supporters at the Balna centre in Budapest after losing a general election in Hungary in April....

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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.

October 4, 2022 - Orbán Viktor · @PM_ViktorOrban · · · Feb 23 · Serving my country is the greatest honour. Thank you, Hungarians, for your trust and support! 2.7K · 2.5K · 18K · 712K · Orbán Viktor · @PM_ViktorOrban · · · May 10 · The new guys must understand one thing very clearly: if you do not fight for Hungary in Brussels, the Brusselians will walk all over you.

December 4, 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.

5 days ago - Hungary’s president signed a constitutional amendment into law on Saturday that ends his term in office, ending a dispute between him and the government.

3 weeks ago - "Hungarian PM sees shift to illiberal Christian democracy in 2019 European vote". Reuters. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that European parliament elections next year could bring about a shift toward illiberal 'Christian democracy' ...

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.

1 week ago - The 2011 constitution, written by Orbán's government, enshrined the principle that "the winner takes all". In office from 2010 until 2026, Fidesz reshaped the Hungarian state to its own will, and filled supposedly independent state positions with party loyalists - using its own two-thirds majority. The 141 Tisza deputies in parliament gave a standing ovation as the results of the vote were announced. The amendment also removes Constitutional Court judges who are over the age of 70, and forbids deputies who have served three terms in parliament from standing again - which applies to more than half the current Fidesz deputies. "I quite agree with the removal of the president," András Baka, former head of the Supreme Court, told the BBC. Hungary was governed by the rule of law from 1989 to 2010, he argued. After that, Fidesz captured state institutions and created an authoritarian state.

1 week 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 ...

March 1, 2025 - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's annual State of the Nation speech was peppered with harsh attacks against critics, and numerous unveiled threats

April 27, 2026 - The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

Hungary’s illiberal leader can be expected to return a sizeable chunk of MEPs to the next European Parliament, and he’s hoping for a far-right wave. He also wants to get his MEPs into the right-win…