Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated German far-right leader Alice Weidel after Sunday's election, but not the winner and likely next chancellor, conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz.

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.

Hungary will not consent to rushing ahead with the extension of sanction on Russian individuals at the European Union's foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.

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.

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.

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

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party will nominate former rate-setter Andrea Mager to succeed outgoing policy maker Gyula Pleschinger from next month, three sources familiar with the plan told Reuters on Friday.

Hungary’s central bank has no room to cut the key policy rate this year, while a hike is also “unthinkable,” according to outgoing policymaker Gyula Pleschinger.

U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orban as an inspiration for a right-wing America; the prime minister has become a close Trump ally.

Tucker Carlson interviews Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on USAID, Trump, immigration, NATO, and the Russia-Ukraine war. TUCKER CARLSON: I remember one of your advisors telling me years ago, whispering to me at dinner that the U.

Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said on Saturday he would focus on tackling a cost-of-living crisis and reviving the country's flagging economy if he wins an election due in early 2026.