Viktor Orban has been handed a moment in the global spotlight, and with it an opportunity to lift his campaign for re-election in Hungary next year.

Magyar Nemzet - Szellemi honvédelem 1938 óta. Friss hírek hazai, külföldi, sport, kultúra és gazdasági témakörökben. Véleménycikkek és történelmi visszatekintések.

EADaily, October 16th, 2025. Today, the risk of Europe's involvement in a war with Russia is greater than ever. This was announced today, October 16, by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, speaking in Budapest at a meeting of organizations of Hungarian minorities abroad.

The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.

Szellemi honvédelem 1938 óta. Friss hírek hazai, külföldi, sport, kultúra és gazdasági témakörökben. Véleménycikkek és történelmi visszatekintések.

Hungary has dropped its opposition to a proposed European Union-wide ban on liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia, bringing the bloc's 19th sanctions package one step closer to reality as Brussels seeks a united front on raising the costs of Moscow's war against Ukraine.

A former ally of the authoritarian prime minister is leading in the polls as an election with huge implications for Europe and the war in Ukraine looms.

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday celebrated his country's status as the host of upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.