Hungary's Orban orders tax lawsuit dropped, mayor says it's an attack on rule of law

BUDAPEST, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered the termination of a lawsuit brought by ...

Hungary announces charges against Budapest mayor over Pride events

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump’s brand of populist conservatism and is a ...

Hungary charges Budapest mayor for organizing banned Pride march

Hungarian prosecutors on Wednesday charged Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for his role in organizing last year's Pride ...
The Economist

Peter Magyar could defeat Viktor Orban, Hungary’s leader

T he Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Budapest is a pillar of rule for Viktor Orban, Hungary’s populist-right prime ...

Budapest mayor charged for supporting Pride march

Hungarian prosecutors said Wednesday they would seek to impose a fine on Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for promoting the Pride celebration, rather than seeking to jail him, Courthouse News reports.

Budapest's liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event

Gergely Karácsony, who has led Budapest since 2019, had been the subject of a police investigation following the march on June 28 which went ahead despite a ban imposed by Hungary's right-wing ...

Hungary's Tisza party maintains lead over Orban's ruling Fidesz, poll shows

BUDAPEST, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Hungary's centre-right opposition Tisza party kept an eight-point lead over Prime Minister Viktor ...

Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban

Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rights ...
Human Rights WatchOpinion

Budapest Mayor Charged for Holding Pride March

This week, prosecutors filed criminal charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organizing the city’s 2025 Pride ...