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News Articles: Viktor Orban

Hungarian police remove a protester blocking the entrance of the Parliament building in Budapest on April 14, as Hungarian lawmakers were expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for certain groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's "Easter cleanup" against his domestic opponents.

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  • National

People who fled authoritarian regimes say Trump's tactics remind them of home

Politicians, lawyers and journalists who left behind autocratic systems in Europe, Asia and Latin America see the Trump administration employing similar methods.

May 01, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. The annual four day conference geared toward energizing and connecting conservative youth hosts some of the country's leading conservative politicians and activists.

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  • National

Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Hungary's parliament building as seen from Buda Castle, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved his office to.

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  • Europe

How to dismantle democracy: Lessons aspiring autocrats may take from Hungary's Orban

The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.

April 20, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.

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  • Europe

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events

The amendment bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities and allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who attend prohibited events.

April 15, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
In this photo issued by the Hungarian prime minister's press office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hold a meeting in Kyiv on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

Hungary's Orbán in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy in first visit since the war began

The visit comes the day after Hungary took over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union, a position that has little real power but can be used to set the tone of the bloc's agenda.

July 02, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has a plum speaking role at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, despite a speech last week widely decried as racist. One of his top aides resigned in protest.

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  • Politics

Why conservatives invited Hungary's autocratic leader to headline Dallas event

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has suppressed civil liberties and intimidated media and corporate critics, will address the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

August 04, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Ukrainian demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday.

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  • Europe

The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

Pipeline deliveries, which are critical to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, won't be affected by the ban. The much more complicated issue of Russian natural gas remains unresolved.

May 31, 2022
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  • Rob Schmitz
Supporters of United For Hungary, the six-party opposition coalition, chant the national anthem during the final electoral rally in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, April 2, 2022.

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  • Europe

The opposition in Hungary vows end to Orban's autocratic rule

A coalition of opposition parties made an appeal to voters before Hungary's election on Sunday, which decides whether nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win a fourth consecutive term.

April 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a news conference in Budapest on Feb. 17.

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  • Arts & Life

In Hungary, the arts are being suppressed by the government, a new report says

The Artistic Freedom Initiative contends that consolidated state power under right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and artists' self-censorship has led to an "existential crisis."

March 21, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Activists pose for a photo after raising a large rainbow heart in front of Hungary's parliament building in Budapest on Thursday. The activists are protesting against a new law they say discriminates against and marginalizes LGBTQ people.

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  • Europe

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Content From Schools, But Some Teachers Say They Will Defy It

Hungary is banning LGBTQ content from classrooms and media that reaches minors. Not if these educators can help it.

July 09, 2021
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  • Esme Nicholson
Radio journalists work in the studio at the headquarters of the independent Hungarian radio station, the Klubradio in Budapest on Feb. 9. It was removed from the airways after the national media regulator would not renew its license, raising new press freedom concerns in the European Union member state.

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  • Europe

As Hungary Cuts Radio Station, Critics Say Europe Should Put Orban On Notice

Taking Klubradio off the air was the latest blow to press freedom in a country where the right-wing populist leadership and its allies have increased control and influence over the media.

March 08, 2021
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  • Rob Schmitz

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