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Nicusor Dan says 'the Hungarian people spoke with a clear and strong voice' Romanian President Nicusor Dan congratulated Hungary's Peter Magyar and his Tisza Party for the "historic victory" obtained over Viktor Orban's 16-year grip on power. The result that is likely to reset country’s relationship with the EU and is a blow to the far-right global movement of which Orban...

Hungarians voted decisively to turn the page, offering a hopeful signal that the populist assault on liberal democracy, and on press freedom, may be losing its grip   For years, Hungary’s Viktor Orban seemed politically indestructible — the master craftsman of mutant innovation that preserves the outer shell of democracy while destroying its core. Votes were held, opposition parties existed, newspapers...

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban has admitted defeat in Sunday's elections, 16 years after coming to power and making a name as a powerful figure in the global far-right movement and friends with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Magyar made the announcement after the appearance of partial official results confirming that...

Two polls have given the Hungarian opposition a major lead over Viktor Orban's Fidesz party in Sunday elections and early results confirmed the polls. Median polling agency reported that TISZA led by Peter Magyar who wants to repair broken ties with the European Union and NATO was well ahead of Orban who has been in power since 2010. Magyar said that...

Record numbers of Hungarians voted Sunday in an election considered the most crucial in years. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a tough challenge from Peter Magyar, who has promised to improve relations with the European Union and crack down on endemic corruption. Voting was marred by accusations of fraud from both sides. Two hours  before polls closed the election commission reported...

A pair of vice-presidential visits to Hungary and Pakistan underscore the enigma that is JD Vance JD Vance – who once called Trump “noxious” and a “bad person” leading his voters to “a very dark place” – is on a global mission as the uunshaven semi-reasonable face of Trumpism. It is every bit as ridiculous as you might think. In Budapest...

 Hungarians are voting in the most consequential election in decades, as veteran leader Viktor Orbán faces a serious challenge from opposition leader Péter Magyar amid allegations of foreign interference and a tense campaign. The election is being closely watched across Europe, the US and Russia wuth consequences for the European Union and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Orbán, who has governed since...

Any comprehensive inventory of the war that has thrown the Middle East into chaos will highlight not only Donald Trump’s unprecedented ineptitude committed but also the systematic ineptitude of  Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel. The current U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran are "something I've longed to do for 40 years," Netanyahu admitted on March 1, a day after the first missile strike on...

Romania has planned a crackdown on second-hand imports: a draft emergency ordinance, prepared by the Environment Ministry in cooperation with the Economy Ministry, is designed to stop Romania from being used as a dumping ground for Europe’s waste under the false label of second-hand goods. Authorities say the measures are necessary after years in which products officially declared as reusable...

The war unleashed by the US and Israel against Iran was not even two weeks old when 11 countries had already asked for Ukraine's help to develop their anti-drone defenses –President Volodymyr Zelensky himself made the announcement. America was one of them, but, as the president’s public image matters more than the safety of the American military in Trump’s world,...