Hungary’s PM launches drive to free country from Orban’s ‘mafia’
The raft of proposed changes includes a new constitution and anti-corruption office, and the ousting of the president.
![Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Gyorgy Velkey, the parliamentary state secretary at the country's Foreign Ministry, push buttons to vote on an amendment to the constitution by introducing term-limits for prime ministers for a maximum of eight years in office, in Budapest, Hungary, June 15, 2026 [Attila Kisbenedek/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/afp-newsml.afp_.com_.20260615T154909Z.doc-b76y3gn-1782158522.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Péter Magyar Takes Office, Marking the Official End of the Orbán Era
Peter Magyar has officially been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after defeating Viktor Orban.
Published On 9 May 2026
Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s PM, ending Orban’s 16 years in power
Magyar’s Tisza party secured a huge parliamentary majority in last month’s election.
From: NewsFeed
Hungary’s new PM races to unlock EU’s frozen funds
Hungary’s incoming PM Peter Magyar has travelled to Brussels, hoping to unfreeze billions of euros.
Published On 29 Apr 2026
EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy welcomes the development, urging that the first tranche be disbursed by May or June.
From: Inside Story
Will complex EU loan deal intensify conflict?
Ukraine gets multibillion-dollar loan; Russia rakes in oil revenue.
Published On 23 Apr 2026
Ukraine restarts Russian oil to Europe, unblocking 90-billion-euro EU loan
Resumption of oil deliveries enables Hungary to lift veto, with EU’s 27 members now on track to formally approve loan.
![The tap next to the foundation stone of Druzhba oil pipeline at Hungarian oil and gas group MOL's main Duna (Danube) refinery in Szazhalombatta, Hungary [File: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2007-01-09T120000Z_570226009_GM1DUIROPXAA_RTRMADP_3_HUNGARY-OIL-RUSSIA-1776875435.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Ukraine says Druzhba pipeline running Russian oil to Europe can resume work
Kyiv hopeful pipeline restoration will unblock EU loan, with bloc’s foreign policy chief expecting ‘positive decision’.
EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights
European Court of Justice says measure by PM Viktor Orban’s government breaches EU law ‘on a number of separate levels’.
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Hungary’s incoming PM says Netanyahu would be arrested if he visits
Hungary’s election winner says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him.
Published On 20 Apr 2026
EU eyes Ukraine loan, Israeli settler sanctions, after Hungarian election
Ouster of EU ‘spoiler-in-chief’ Viktor Orban unlocks key foreign policy decisions in the 27-member bloc.
