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NVB Orders Recount of Invalid Votes in Budapest Mayor Election

The National Election Commission (NVB) ordered the recount of invalid votes in the Budapest mayoral election on Wednesday, according to...

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EP, Muni Council Election Results

Hungarians cast their ballots in European Parliament and local council elections on Sunday....

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EP/Municipal Election Day 2024: Results (Live Updates)

The results of the 2024 EP/Municipal Elections in Hungary are now trickling in. Follow our live updates about the race...

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EP/Municipal Election Day 2024: Turnout Over 42% at 3 p.m.

More than 42% of eligible voters cast their ballots in the 2024 EP/Municipal election in Hungary, according to data from...

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EP/Municipal Election Day 2024: Early Participation High

More than 785,000 people cast their votes until 9 a.m. in the 2024 EP and Municipal elections in Hungary, according...

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EP/Municipal Election Day 2024: Voting Begins

All polling stations have opened in an orderly manner at the elections of local government representatives and mayors, national minority...

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Szentkirályi Withdraws From Race for Budapest Mayor

Alexandra Szentkirályi, the mayoral candidate for Fidesz, announced her withdrawal from the race and expressed her support for Dávid Vitézy...

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Hungarians Gear up for European and Local Elections on June 9

Hungarians and citizens of EU member countries resident in Hungary go to the ballot box next month amid a level...

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Thousands Flock to Anti-Orbán Rally in Debrecen

Thousands of Hungarians protested against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a rally on Sunday weeks ahead of European Parliament...

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Péter Magyar to Run in EP Elections With Tisza Party

Péter Magyar confirmed that he would be running for the European Parliament elections on June 9 with the Respect and...

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Péter Magyar Enters Political Arena With Event Attracting Thousands

Péter Magyar announced that he will establish a new, centrist political party in the near future, at an event on...

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BCCH Elects Board for Next 2 Years

The Annual General Meeting of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) took place this week. Duncan Graham was...

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MPs time local elections to coincide with EP election

Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that reschedules municipal elections to coincide with European Parliament elections, according to a...

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Plan for local elections to coincide with EP election

Máté Kocsis, the leader of the parliamentary group of governing party Fidesz, has submitted an amendment to the constitution to...

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President Áder asks Orbán to form new gov’t

President János Áder on Friday asked Viktor Orbán, the candidate for prime minister of the Fidesz-KDNP party alliance, to form...

Parliament, Elections, Politics

Sulyok: Tisza Handed ‘Historic Responsibility’ to Bolster ‘Tranquility of Public Life’

Having been entrusted with an unprecedented mandate, the Tisza Party now bears a historic responsibility for Hungary and its nation,...

Elections, Politics

Orbán Reflects on Election Defeat on Final Day as PM

Speaking on his final day as prime minister yesterday, Viktor Orbán said he bore personal responsibility for the election defeat,...

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Parliament to Reconvene May 9, Magyar Names 1st Ministers

Anita Orbán, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and András Kármán, Minister of Finance, were two of seven members of Péter...

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Péter Magyar Wins Landslide Election Victory, Demands Fidesz ‘Puppets’ Resign

Upstart politician and former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party stormed into power on April 12, eventually winning...

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Hungary Election 2026 Live Updates – Follow Events as They Unfold

Hungary heads to the polls in a closely watched election pitting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán against challenger Péter Magyar. Follow...

Hungary Moves Toward August 11 Presidential Election

The governing Tisza parliamentary group proposed Wednesday that lawmakers elect Hungary's new president at an extraordinary session of Parliament on...

Sulyok: Tisza Handed ‘Historic Responsibility’ to Bolster ‘Tranquility of Public Life’

Having been entrusted with an unprecedented mandate, the Tisza Party now bears a historic responsibility for Hungary and its nation,...

Orbán Reflects on Election Defeat on Final Day as PM

Speaking on his final day as prime minister yesterday, Viktor Orbán said he bore personal responsibility for the election defeat,...

Parliament to Reconvene May 9, Magyar Names 1st Ministers

Anita Orbán, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and András Kármán, Minister of Finance, were two of seven members of Péter...

Péter Magyar Wins Landslide Election Victory, Demands Fidesz ‘Puppets’ Resign

Upstart politician and former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party stormed into power on April 12, eventually winning...

Magyar Lays Out Agenda After Historic Win

Tisza Party president Péter Magyar declared that the country has entered a “new era” following his party’s landslide election victory,...

Magyar Wins Hungary Vote in Landslide, Orbán Concedes After 16 years

Péter Magyar's Tisza Party has won Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary election in a historic upset, defeating Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and...

Hungary Election 2026 Live Updates – Follow Events as They Unfold

Hungary heads to the polls in a closely watched election pitting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán against challenger Péter Magyar. Follow...

Orbán, Magyar Clash as Hungary Heads to Most Competitive Vote in Years

Hungary votes tomorrow in a closely watched election that could reshape the country’s political landscape, as PM Viktor Orbán faces...

Hungary’s Election System: An Enigma Simplified

Akin to their language, Hungarians almost seem to enjoy talking about the “complexity” of their election system, and with good...

PM Viktor Orbán Faces Biggest Challenge Since Regaining Power in 2010

Europe’s longest-serving prime minister faces off against a former party insider (and, like him, another former law student-turned politician), Péter...

Dozens Of Foreign Polling Locations Relocated For Hungarian Election

The location of voting at foreign missions has changed in 25 cities compared with the 2022 election, and voters will...

Magyar: ‘We Are at a Turning Point’

"We are at a turning point, now is the time to decide whether we will remain in a regime based...

Socialist Party Board Proposes Sitting Out April Election

The national board of the Hungarian Socialist Party will propose at the party’s congress next week that it not field...

Socialist Party Says No Decision Yet on Running in April Election

Reacting to press reports on Tuesday, the opposition Socialist Party said it has not yet decided whether to run in...