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Meet Sanyi, the Rooster That United a Hungarian Town

New York Times 11 Oct 2026
A Hungarian town, an escaped rooster and the universal longing for freedom ... .
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Pretend Orban is on the ballot — he offered handouts, too

The Hill 09 Oct 2026
Whether it’s Trump, Orbán or Vance, opening the fiscal purse to appease a grumbling public is a classic move made by history’s practitioners of clientelism ....
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Democracy Digest: Reports of Trump’s Attempt to Reshape Poland’s Govt Spark Political Row

Balkan Insight 09 Oct 2026
Elsewhere, Hungary unveils wealth tax; Czech president faces backlash for going on holiday during elections; and a Soviet statue is removed in Prague, unveiled in Slovakia ....
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Orbán-Critical Media Receive More than €100,000 in EU Funding Ahead of Elections

Hungary Today 09 Oct 2026
Ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections in April 2026, the high-reach news outlets HVG and Telex received substantial financial support from the European Parliament (EP) ... Media funding calls ... Initiatives for citizen and civil society participation.
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Hungarian Footballer and a Member of Parliament Blacklisted by Ukraine

Hungary Today 06 Oct 2026
In a statement on Monday, the opposition party wrote that it calls on the prime minister and the foreign minister to immediately take the necessary diplomatic steps, restore Hungary’s prestige, and reject Ukraine’s unfriendly actions ... Balázs Hidvéghi.
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Hungary’s New Government Haunted by Orban’s House of Terror

Balkan Insight 05 Oct 2026
The fate of Budapest’s House of Terror, a controversial museum which focuses on life under totalitarianism in the 20th century, could spark another round of the ‘culture war’ ....
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The Brussels Swamp Comes to Budapest

Hungary Today 05 Oct 2026
Hungary’s election was presented as a democratic correction. In reality, it signals something more consequential ... What has happened in Hungary since the election? The simple answer is “regime change” ... That reaction is revealing ... And it was.
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Founder of Conservative College Takes Magyar Government to Court over Its Shutdown

Hungary Today 05 Oct 2026
András Tombor, founder of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), sharply criticized the TISZA government’s measures regarding the institution ... He also announced that they would be taking the matter to Hungarian and European courts ... he wrote ... ....
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FIDESZ Warns Ukraine’s Minority Rights Bill Offers No Guarantees for Hungarians

Hungary Today 05 Oct 2026
Ukraine is set to outmaneuver the TISZA government once again ... they added ... Fact ... Related article. Transcarpathian Day Goes Ahead in Brussels despite TISZA Government Obstruction ... Via MTI; Featured photo. Facebook/Kárpátaljai Magyar Pedagógusszövetség. ....
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Democracy Digest: Operation Purgatory Snares Former Hungarian Ministers

Balkan Insight 02 Oct 2026
Elsewhere, Russia retaliates by expelling Hungarian diplomats; Poland changes rules of engagement for shooting down airborne threats; Slovak PM Fico juggles jobs and coalition; and Czech coalition survives no-confidence vote ....
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Moscow Expels Hungarian Diplomats and Warns of Economic Consequences

Hungary Today 02 Oct 2026
Diplomatic tensions between the pro-EU TISZA government and Moscow have reached a new high ... As Hungary Today previously reported, the TISZA government decided on September 8 to expel ten Russian diplomats ... the ministry said ... Related article ... Pixabay .
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Hungary's reckoning with Orban's corrupt system begins

The Philadelphia Inquirer 01 Oct 2026
... Viktor Orban, recover embezzled assets, and hold those responsible accountable.
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Hungary's reckoning with Orban's corrupt system picks up speed with high-profile arrests

Deutsche Welle 30 Sep 2026
Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar vowed to dismantle Orban's corrupt networks. High-profile figures are being arrested and many Hungarians are pushing for swift accountability, but the rule of law takes time ... .
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