The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orbán

Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of authoritarian populists who rely on winning mass support among ordinary people – as…

Editorial: Victory for a Putin-friendly populist has given Viktor Orbán an ally and the rest of Europe a problem

Populist Smer leader, who has pledged to end military aid to Ukraine, says he is ready to open talks on forming a coalition government

Tensions bubble beneath the surface as free-market ultras, culture warriors and northern Tories gather in Manchester

Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards Russia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has cast doubt on the prospect of the European Union beginning negotiations any time soon for Ukraine to join the bloc

From Orbán in Hungary to Fico in Slovakia, populists are looking to a Trump win to boost their power in the EU, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country is in no hurry to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, suggesting the Nordic country could face further delays in becoming a member of the military alliance

MCC is reportedly eyeing an outpost in London. Here’s what you can expect if you’re tempted by its inducements, says master’s student Bence X Szechenyi

Robert Fico, the former PM who showers praise on Moscow and models himself on Viktor Orbán, is leading the polls for the coming elections, says documentary-maker John Kampfner

Democratic congresswoman calls for acknowledgment of past intrusion in effort to restore trust in US leadership in the region