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Hungary's day of regime change in photos
A host of new faces in Parliament, a new Speaker of the House, a new Prime Minister, a hard-hitting speech, and a jubilant celebration in Kossuth Square at the end of the day.
EU flag displayed on building of Hungarian Parliament again
The previous Speaker had it removed 12 years ago. Having it returned was the first act of the new Speaker.
“I will serve my country, not rule over it” – Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s new Prime Minister
Magyar promised a reckoning, justice, reconciliation, and a fresh start in his first speech as PM. He offered his apologies to everyone whom the state had humiliated or failed to protect in recent...
VSquare: Russian spy working under diplomatic cover quietly expelled from Hungary after election
According to the paper’s sources, Hungarian counterintelligence had recommended Sushkov’s expulsion as early as February, but the Orbán government blocked the move.
How public funds meant to support culture ended up in the hands of Fidesz-affiliated circles
Complaints have been filed on suspicion of embezzlement and budgetary fraud, but outgoing Minister of Culture Balázs Hankó says that “cultural decisions are a matter of taste”.
Does the name of Hungary’s next PM really translate as Peter Hungarian?
In short: yes. And although his party’s election victory a few weeks ago was truly unprecedented, his last name is not nearly as unique as it may sound to foreign ears.
Péter Magyar met with Giorgia Meloni, the Hungarian port in Trieste among subjects discussed
The incoming Hungarian PM described the talks as successful and forward-looking, and said he had invited the Italian leader to Hungary.
ECFR: More than half of Hungarians reluctant to quit Russian energy
The survey found that most Hungarians expect Péter Magyar to carry out reform at home, and are divided on the subject of Ukraine.
Instructor at Russia's secret elite hacker training school was born in Budapest
His father served in the Soviet Southern Group of Forces, which were stationed in Hungary until 1991.
Average EU income buys one and a half times as much fuel as average Hungarian income, analysis finds
The gap used to be wider, but on the one hand, Hungarian wages have risen steadily, and on the other hand, the market is distorted by the artificial, state-regulated “price ceiling.”
