Hungary's governing Tisza party has nominated András Baka, former head of the Supreme Court, as the country's next president ahead of a parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the nomination, with Baka expected to succeed outgoing President Tamás Sulyok.
Hungary's parliament approved a constitutional amendment to oust President Tamás Sulyok, whom Prime Minister Péter Magyar called a 'puppet' of former premier Viktor Orbán. The move represents a major power shake-up in Hungarian politics.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that Hungary and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, ending Hungary's two-year veto and paving the way for Ukraine to begin EU accession negotiations.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced plans to amend the constitution or launch legal proceedings to dismiss President Tamás Sulyok, an appointee from the previous nationalist administration, after Sulyok refused to resign by a Sunday deadline. Magyar's government came to power in April 2026.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are set to approve sanctions on Israeli settlers, with the breakthrough coming after Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar replaced Viktor Orbán, who had previously blocked such measures.
Péter Magyar, Hungary's incoming prime minister, traveled to Brussels to meet with EU leaders in an effort to unlock billions of euros in frozen EU funds ahead of an August deadline. The visit marks a potential reset in Hungary-EU relations after years of tension under Viktor Orbán.
The European Court of Justice found that Hungary's 2021 law restricting LGBTQ+ content is discriminatory and breaches Article 2 of the EU Treaty, which sets out the bloc's fundamental values. The ruling comes as an early test for Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar.
