Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice President JD Vance appear together during a rally ahead of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, April 7, 2026. Credit: Beata ...

Emmet Lyons is a news desk editor at the CBS News London bureau, coordinating and producing stories for all CBS News platforms. Prior to joining CBS News, Emmet worked as a producer at CNN for four ...

Viktor Orbán is the closest thing in Europe to a prime minister for life. He has served four consecutive terms since 2010, perpetuating his power with the ruthlessness of a royal. But ruthlessness may ...

Péter Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán's nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month.

Voters will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballots in Hungary’s general election—the results of which will have profound implications for the country, the European Union, and beyond. Prime ...

As many in Hungary celebrated the defeat of Viktor Orbán last weekend, others, who have consumed little but state media for ...

For sixteen years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won every fight: four consecutive parliamentary supermajorities for his party, Fidesz; a constitution rewritten to his specifications; courts, media, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Viktor Orban, the proudly “illiberal” prime minister of Hungary, beloved by various New Right nationalists and ...

Hungary’s prime minister, once a liberal activist, has governed for the past 16 years as a champion of “illiberal democracy.” By Aurelien Breeden Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, 62, is the ...