14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (181+ words) Francis Fukuyama has held up Péter Magyar’s landslide defeat of Viktor Orbán as a model for Americans seeking to rebuke Donald Trump in November’s midterm elections, describing Hungary’s April vote as a ‘very great repudiation of Orbánism’. Speaking to Ezra…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (327+ words) Leaks from Viktor Orbán’s closed-door speech at the Fidesz gathering in Kötcse on Saturday, 12 September, suggest that the former prime minister has no intention of stepping back from the leadership of either his party or the broader Hungarian right. According…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (855+ words) ‘The RRF is coming to an end, but its model will remain...The final tally is in, but the legacy of this experiment is only now beginning to emerge truly.’ The post Time Is Up: The RRF’s Final Settlement appeared…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (425+ words) Yet the anniversary also draws attention to another, far less obvious connection. Hungary, a country located thousands of kilometres from Ground Zero, appears repeatedly in the story of that day, and not only on the sidelines. ‘The man directing New…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (337+ words) The Hungarian government aims to strengthen public transport, improve competitive rail connections to county seats and establish attractive suburban services in major cities, including Budapest, Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy said on Wednesday. Speaking at the 26th Current Issues in…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (267+ words) Budapest’s districts most affected by the city’s social crisis are working together on proposals to address the situation, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Thursday. Karácsony said on Facebook that he had held talks with the mayors of several districts about…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (657+ words) Support for the Tisza Party declined again within the margin of error in September, while Fidesz gained slightly and the share of voters without a party preference increased more significantly, according to a poll by Europion published on Wednesday. Tisza…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (286+ words) Hungary’s women’s basketball team has reached the World Cup’s last eight for the first time in 40 years after beating Japan 84–63 in Berlin, extending a remarkable comeback at their first World Cup since 1998. Hungary, ranked 19th in the world, defeated 10th-ranked Japan…...

5+ day, 28+ min ago   (736+ words) The Hungarian government is launching the Szent István Rural Development Programme to support local communities and improve conditions in rural areas, Prime Minister Péter Magyar told Parliament on Tuesday. Magyar said that more than a year ago, while still in…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (453+ words) Hungary’s Parliament elected six of the nine members of the newly established Independent Public Media Board on Tuesday, including experts nominated by professional media organizations and the governing side. Lawmaker Judit Bayer was subsequently elected chair of the body tasked…...