All news on the topic: Peter Magyar

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Erdoğan gifts Nato leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition after Ankara summit
What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit.
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Hungary’s new government targets Orban oligarchs with radical wealth tax plan
In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Balásy Gyula has an announcement to make.
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From Doppelganger to Matryoshka: how Kremlin-linked networks spread fake news in Armenia
Ahead of Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections, the country has faced an unprecedented wave of Kremlin-backed disinformation.
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Former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro flees to US after asylum in Hungary
Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted on several criminal charges in his home country, has fled Hungary to the United States, he confirmed on Sunday, after being granted asylum from former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s government last year.
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Péter Magyar pushes for Central European bloc anchored by Hungary and Austria
Hungary’s next leader seeks to restore Central Europe’s influence by drawing on its imperial heritage.
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Inside Hungary’s media crackdown — and what comes after Orbán’s defeat
After returning to power in Hungary 16 years ago, Viktor Orbán began steadily dismantling the country’s independent media, building a system that brought journalism increasingly under state control.
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Péter Magyar vows “zero tolerance” crackdown on corruption after sweeping victory over Orbán
After ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory, Hungary’s incoming leader, Péter Magyar, has promised a sweeping crusade to dismantle the country’s systemic graft.
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Orban ousted as Magyar’s landslide ends 16-year rule and resets Hungary’s EU course
Hungary’s opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has won the election, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power.
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Opposition leader Peter Magyar calls discovery of spy pen and hacked messages a ‘Hungarian Watergate’
he Tisza Party, the opposition force now leading in the polls ahead of the elections scheduled for April 12, was going through rough days when party chairman Peter Magyar.
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Hungary election campaign hit by AI fake videos and disinformation accusations
When a video went viral appearing to show a Hungarian soldier’s execution, its disturbing nature came as a shock to anyone who saw it.
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Hungary election shaken by claims of toxic exposure and state cover-up at Samsung giga-factory
Over the past decade, the Hungarian government has staked the country’s economic future on the battery industry
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Orban’s empire of excess: luxury estates and EU funds flow to PM’s allies while Hungarians suffer
About a 30-minute drive west of Budapest, the main road gives way to rural lanes and gentle hills, eventually leading to imposing black steel fences and high brick walls.
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Chameleon complex: Europe’s far right is mimicking the fight for stability and justice — and it’s working
Last week in France, the far-right National Rally won the first round of parliamentary elections, taking 33% of the vote.
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Who won, who lost and who cocked up in the EU election
The far right had a good night. Others not so much.