Hungary's ruling Tisza party has nominated former Supreme Court President András Baka to be the country's next president, with a parliamentary vote scheduled for next Tuesday.
Hungary's governing Tisza party has nominated former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka for the country's presidency, marking a symbolic step to dismantle Viktor Orban's influence over state institutions.
Hungary is experiencing political change after Viktor Orbán's ousting, with Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeking public input for the next president. Online polls suggest unconventional candidates like 'Hide the Pain Harold' and Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó, while Magyar's initial nomination of Judit Polgár faced backlash, highlighting an imperfect but evolving democratic process.
Hungary’s Peter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country’s new prime minister, ending Viktor Orban’s 16 years of autocratic rule. Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month, gaining more votes and seats in Parliament than any other party in Hungary’s post-Communist history. The win, which gave Tisza a two-thirds parliamentary majority, will allow it to roll back many of the policies that gave Orbán a...
Hungary's Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar met EU leaders in Brussels for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide on 12 April, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule. After talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Magyar said EU resources would soon arrive in Hungary. His urgent priority is unlocking €10.4bn in Covid-19 recovery funds before they expire at the end of August, plus €6.3bn in blocked cohesion funds and €16.1bn in defence loans, conditional on anti-corruption and rule-of-law reforms.
Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, will be elected Hungarian prime minister at the first meeting of the National Assembly on May 9, 2026. His party won the April 12 parliamentary elections with 141 out of 199 seats, ending Viktor Orban's Fidesz party's long-standing majority. Voter turnout reached a record 79.56%.
Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced the new Tisza government will review all contracts for the Paks II Nuclear Power Plant built by Russia's Rosatom, questioning why costs doubled from the initial €12 billion to €24 billion. The project, under a 2014 Russian-Hungarian agreement, has progressed extremely slowly, and the new leadership seeks to understand financing terms and potential restructuring options.
The Tisza Party leader also expressed hope that Russia would continue supplying crude oil through this pipeline
Incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar held talks with the European Commission to unfreeze EU funds.
Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.
The Tisza Party's landslide victory in Hungary, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule, is expected by Chinese experts to have minimal impact on Hungary's relationship with China or broader China-EU ties.
Elon Musk has alleged that the Hungarian election victory of the Tisza party signifies a takeover by the Soros network. The comments follow the defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has long maintained a contentious relationship with George Soros and his foundations.
Péter Magyar's Tisza party has achieved a decisive victory in Hungary, unseating Viktor Orbán after 16 years. The results signal a major shift in domestic policy, a move away from Russia, and a potential recalibration of Hungary's relationship with the EU.
