Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sold his brand of politics as conservatism. But what's really happening there is corruption benefitting oligarchs, says David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.

Hungary's government will draft legislation to protect national sovereignty and, following the example of the new U.S. government, will uncover foreign funding channelled to Hungarian media, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday.

Addressing lawmakers in parliament, PM Orban shared several important details about the government’s decisions.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced an income tax exemption for mothers of two or three children and said he would cap interest rates on housing loans at 5% from April as part of moves to shore up the economy ahead of a 2026 national election.

The said announcement comes ahead of the 2026 elections and is a part of Orban's efforts to boost the country's birth rate.

U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister has become a close ally of President Donald Trump

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (front C) speaks at the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, Hungary on Feb. 24, 2025. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó sat down for an interview with Newsweek, addressing Ukraine, Donald Trump and the rise of right-wing values.

The Hungarian government stood up for peace, protected the country from Soros, protected families from utility bill inreases, provided job opportunities to an additional million people and now 4.7 million people are working in Hungary. He thanked Pope Francis for standing by our country on the issue of peace and wished the Holy Father well.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hungary will be the one to decide whether Ukraine is able to achieve its hopes of joining the European Union in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday in an escalation of his adversarial posture toward Hungary’s war-ravaged neighbor.

"I know that there are people from this Hungarian leader who have contact with people in President Trump's orbit, and are constantly raising questions... in regards to not expanding NATO into eastern Europe,

Hungary has announced a lifelong income tax exemption for mothers with at least two children, lowering the threshold from four. 'We are introducing