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Hungary expels a Russian diplomat at the Russian embassy in Budapest identified as a SVR officer who allegedly spent years cultivating contacts in think tanks tied to the government of prime minister Viktor Orbán.
2026-05-8

Ukrainian president announces that Hungary has returned cash and gold seized from Ukraine's Oschadbank after outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ordered the government to keep the cash and gold for 60 days.
2026-05-6

Outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that he will resign from his seat in parliament after his defeat in the recent election that ended his 16-year tenure in Hungary. However, he also stated that he plans to remain as leader of Fidesz.
2026-04-25

Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar urges president Tamás Sulyok to resign as he is "unfit to serve as the guardian of legality [...] and to serve as a moral authority or a role model".
2026-04-15

Hungarians vote to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. The incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who was seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, concedes defeat and calls Tisza Party leader Péter Magyar on the telephone to congratulate him on his victory. The pro-European Tisza Party wins two-thirds of the seats in Hungary's legislature. The turnout is the highest since the fall of communism, at 77.8%.
2026-04-12

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that Hungary has ended all support for Ukraine, including through European Union framework, until Ukraine resumes oil transfers via the Druzhba pipeline.
2026-02-24

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces a 100-billion-forint (US$300-million) support package for the restaurant sector and commits to covering additional household heating costs for January, as part of broader measures to ease cost-of-living pressures and revive the economy ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
2026-01-21

Despite the ban by the Hungarian authorities, tens of thousands gather for the Budapest Pride march, defying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's legal threats against the event.
2025-06-28

Over 15,000 people gather in Budapest, Hungary, to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government's conduct and alleged corruption relating to the ruling Fidesz party.
2025-06-10

The Hungarian government announces it will withdraw from the ICC.
2025-04-3