A study commissioned by NMHH found that many Hungarian preschoolers use digital devices from an early age, with some receiving their own smartphone before turning three.

For the first time since 4 March, the primary American stock index, Dow Jones, closed the trading day up year-to-date. This was due to crude oil prices falling after news of renewed US–Iran peace talks and reduced demand, as well as a very favourable wholesale inflation report in the United States.

The European Union is preparing measures to cut electricity taxes and accelerate clean energy investment to protect consumers from rising oil and gas prices caused by the Iran war.

‘In short, what the majority of the world has perceived as the United States trying to do away with the status quo is, in reality, the US’s attempt to preserve it.’

Dutch regulators have approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software with human supervision, marking a European first and potentially opening the door to wider adoption across the EU.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Druzhba pipeline could resume operations by the end of April, linking its restart to Hungary lifting its veto on a €90 billion EU loan to Kyiv. Viktor Orbán has previously accused Ukraine of halting transit for political reasons to support his opposition during the election campaign, which resulted in Fidesz–KDNP’s defeat.

‘As a result of intense negotiations, Margaret Thatcher secured a rebate of two-thirds of British contributions from the Community budget. The agreement was a huge success for Margaret Thatcher personally, and it also clearly demonstrated the British government’s ability to assert its national interests.’

Project Hail Mary has emerged as the highest-grossing film of 2026. The author of the book on which it is based, Andy Weir, highlighted the lack of political messaging in his work in an interview with Will Jordan of The Critical Drinker YouTube channel.

During his international press conference, Hungary’s prime minister-elect Péter Magyar outlined a foreign policy strategy that partly echoes Viktor Orbán’s positions on migration and Russian energy, while pledging closer ties with the EU, a reset in relations with Ukraine, and anti-corruption reforms.

The Museum of Ethnography will host a full-day programme on 25 April featuring performances, lectures, and interactive activities to mark the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.

‘This enormous mobilization of the population should be the final nail in the coffin of the increasingly desperate narrative, favoured by EU elites and the Brussels media, that Orbán was a dangerous autocrat who had built an anti-democratic system. Orbán remained a democrat to his core.’

Just hours after Viktor Orbán’s electoral defeat, Ursula von der Leyen urged the EU to scrap the national veto in foreign policy decision-making, advocating a shift to qualified majority voting. The move targets what she described as ‘systemic blockages’ on sanctions and funding for Ukraine.

US Vice President JD Vance said Washington will work with Hungary’s next prime minister following the election, while expressing regret over Viktor Orbán’s defeat and praising his legacy as transformative.

The European Commission plans to ease state aid rules to help member states support businesses facing soaring energy and fertilizer costs following the economic shock triggered by the Iran conflict.

Viktor Orbán has vowed to reorganize Fidesz and visit every constituency in the country after Sunday’s electoral defeat, which resulted in a supermajority victory for the opposition Tisza Party. In a post on X, the outgoing prime minister said that the ‘national side’ can continue to rely on his party.

After Alex Soros commented on Prime Minister-Elect Péter Magyar of Hungary’s election victory over the weekend, writing: ‘The people of Hungary have taken back their country,’ world’s richest man Elon Musk replied with a very different take on Hungary’s recent election result.

Hungary’s forint strengthened to its highest level in four years following the opposition Tisza party’s electoral victory, with the EUR/HUF rate falling sharply below 370. Markets reacted positively to expectations of closer EU ties and the potential unlocking of billions in withheld funding.

While the Tisza Party swept to a supermajority in Hungary’s 12 April vote, several constituencies were decided by margins of just a few hundred votes. These close races highlight the intensity of the contest on the ground. In the following article, we present the three closest races of Sunday’s election.

Péter Magyar of the Tisza Party has been elected the ninth Prime Minister of the Third Hungarian Republic. Here are ten interesting facts about the man who unseated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary after 16 years of consecutive reign.

European leaders reacted swiftly to Hungary’s election result, congratulating Péter Magyar on his victory while also acknowledging the legacy of Viktor Orbán after his defeat.

US President Donald Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports set to take effect Monday, as Washington steps up efforts to prevent Iran from exporting oil and acquiring nuclear weapons.

‘The question before us is not whether we can perfect our legal systems or eliminate all misuse of law…The question is whether we will recognize lawfare for what it is—a corruption that hollows out law from within—and whether we will have the courage to name it, oppose it, and restore the principle that truth, not power, not procedure, not expedience, makes law.’

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party is on course to secure a supermajority in Sunday’s parliamentary election, projected to win more than 135 of the 199 seats with over 60 per cent of the votes counted. Speaking in front of supporters, Viktor Orbán congratulated Péter Magyar.

Hungarian democracy showed ‘very strong’ resilience as voter turnout reached a record 77.8 per cent in Sunday’s parliamentary election, Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás said after polls closed. The figure surpasses the previous 2002 record and is expected to strengthen the mandate of the next government.

‘The Latin motto “Virtus Vulnere Viret”, meaning “Courage grows strong at the wound”, first appeared in humanist literature and became known as the motto of Mary Stuart…but it soon appeared in Hungarian Latin literature as well.’

‘The negatively signed evaluation of the East–West dichotomy in Prohászka is…the legacy of 18th–19th-century Western European thought—the French/Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism. The turning point was brought about mostly by the Enlightenment…and the fetishization of technical progress. It was from this point onwards that the East became “lazy” and “backward” in the eyes of Western man.’

Turnout reached 77.80 per cent by 6:30 pm in Hungary’s parliamentary election, with Győr-Moson County recording the highest participation and almost 6 million voters casting ballots nationwide.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged unity, peace and strong voter turnout at a campaign-closing rally, framing the election as a decisive choice about Hungary’s future, security and sovereignty.

‘Under Nikol Pashinyan’s premiership, Armenia has transformed from a Russian satellite state into a pro-Western democracy, aiming to deepen its ties with the European Union and the United States. Following the peace agreement signed under the supervision of President Trump, Azerbaijan also appears to be moving along a more US-aligned trajectory.’

Voting has begun across Hungary’s 10,047 polling stations, with around 7.5 million eligible voters expected to cast their ballots. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also voted in Budapest, urging high turnout.