Despite all odds and the largest-ever effort to overturn Prime Minister Orbán, the governing Fidesz party retained its super-majority in a landslide victory, securing its fourth consecutive term as voters chose stability over uncertainty.
The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary failed to respect EU law by “pushing back” people entering the country illegally, but the Hungarian government has defied the ruling.
‘Even though the liberal mindset continues to define the mainstream, credit is due to the government for its achievements in keeping this trend at bay’
Behind closed doors in Zagreb, the European People’s Party outlined a vision for Europe that would dilute national sovereignty and turn the EU into an increasingly militarized organization anchored to long-term commitments for Ukraine. With Viktor Orbán standing as the main obstacle to this agenda, it is hardly surprising that Brussels is now heavily invested in unseating him ahead of Hungary’s April election.
‘Budapest could not finance this without raising taxes and placing the burden of Ukraine’s “reconstruction” on the shoulders of Hungarian families. Financing Kyiv “will destroy the European Union,” commented on these plans Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.’
Hungarian Conservative and POLITICO have obtained an 18-page document shared with the attendees of the EU Summit in Brussels, which propses $800 billion to be raised in public and private grants, debt, and investment to fund the recovery of Ukraine after the war in the next ten years. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary has forcefully spoken out against the plan.
Hungary has joined Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Board of Peace as a founding member in Davos, with Viktor Orbán warning that war brings inflation, sanctions, high energy prices, and economic decline. Balázs Orbán hailed the platform as ‘one of the first institution of the new world order,’ while European powers such as France and the United Kingdom refused to join the new conflict resolution forum.
The Hungarian government will introduce a January utility price cap and is preparing a utility rebate scheme to shield households from higher heating bills caused by extreme winter weather, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and senior ministers announced.
The world that emerged after the Cold War is fading fast. As 2026 begins, a less ideological, more power-driven international order is taking shape—what Viktor Orbán has described as the ‘age of nations’. Recent US actions, shifting alliances and the decline of liberal norms reveal the defining features of this new global reality.
New Year’s Eve riots in several Western European cities have once again exposed the direct link between illegal migration and the erosion of public security. Citing attacks on emergency services and widespread vandalism, Viktor Orbán’s chief security adviser warned that Europe is repeating a failed model.