The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orbán

Putin and Orbán voice support for Trump as allies respect US legal process

Kremlin spokesman decries ‘elimination … of political rivals’ while Hungarian prime minister calls Trump ‘a man of honour’

The Guardian - US · May 31, 2024

Hungary's Orbán pushes back on EU and NATO proposals to further assist Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pushing back against some NATO proposals that would allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike targets within Russia

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

Hungarian politicians appeal to voters in first public TV debate in nearly 20 years

Nearly a dozen politicians have taken to the debate stage in Hungary’s capital to make their pitch to Hungarian voters ahead of European Parliament elections

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico

Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024

Political violence could benefit far right parties in the EU elections – if we let it

The attempted assassination of a leader sympathetic to Putin has Europe on edge. But exaggerating the fascist threat is also dangerous

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024

Robert Fico’s allies warn of political war – they will use it to justify the dismantling of our democracy

In Slovakia, we know what ‘restoring order’ means. After the PM’s shooting, it will be an excuse to suppress any opposition, says writer Monika Kompaníková

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Robert Fico: why the attempted assassination of Slovakian prime minister could fuel the information war between Russia and Europe

The assassination attempt on Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico on May 15 has sent a shockwave through Europe. Unfortunately political assassinations are not unheard of in this part of the world – indeed, Slovakia itself continues to reverberate from the 2018 assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, an act which…

The Conversation · May 16, 2024

Whether Robert Fico survives and resumes office or not, Slovakia stands on the brink

The shock of an assassination attempt could heal deep divisions Fico exploited, but the omens are not promising, says author and broadcaster John Kampfner

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024

‘He is borrowing from Trump’: the rise of Robert Fico, Slovakia’s populist leader

The veteran politician shot and wounded on Wednesday, is a fan of Viktor Orbán and has embraced ever more extreme positions to retain power

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024

Who is Robert Fico?

Politician serving his third term as Slovakia’s PM has navigated successfully between pro-EU positions and fiercely nationalist, anti-western rhetoric

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024