Kyiv – In the hours before Peter Magyar defeated Hungary's longtime leader Viktor Orbán in Sunday's landmark election, Magyar's supporters filled the streets of Budapest chanting "Russians out!" The ...

Hungary is an enigmatic country at first glance. Landlocked in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, it sits at a crossroads of civilizations, which for centuries has made its people carve out their ...

Magyar campaigned on a promise to clean-up Hungarian politics and restore the checks and balances which had been gradually eroded by previous Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his 16 years in power.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in a closely watched general election on Sunday, after early results showed the opposition Tisza party looked set to win a two-thirds majority.

Hungary’s descent in Transparency’s annual index over the last decade has pushed it into a different league of corruption, placing it now among countries such as Burkina Faso, South Africa and Cuba.