According to the latest data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), the gross average wage in Hungary in January 2026 was HUF 840,600, while the net average wage reached HUF 585,700. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 26.3% in gross and 28% in net wages….

Although Fidesz-KDNP,  the Tisza Party, and Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) are fierce domestic rivals ahead of Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections, on March 26 they showed clear alignment on a major European issue. In the European Parliament, MEPs voted 389 to 206, with 32 abstentions, to advance negotiations on the EU’s…

On March 27, during his campaign tour, Viktor Orbán faced tension at the event in Győr. During his speech, parts of the crowd reacted with whistles and chants, while Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó encouraged supporters to protest against the Ukrainian intelligence service and so-called “Ukrainian agents.” Attendees responded with red…

 One of the most politically sensitive stories in Hungary’s election campaign is no longer a poll or a rally, but a documentary. The Price of a Vote, released by the De! Action Community, alleged that in parts of rural Hungary electoral influence is maintained through intimidation, dependency and, in some…

By March 25, one of the most consequential stories in Hungary’s campaign was no longer a poll or a rally, but the public intervention of a serving police investigator. In a video interview published by Direkt36, Bence Szabó, a captain in the National Bureau of Investigation’s cybercrime division, said investigators…

Two days after CPAC Hungary, Budapest hosted another display of the European nationalist right. At the first Patriots’ Grand Assembly on March 23, Viktor Orbán appeared alongside Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini, Geert Wilders and Santiago Abascal, turning the event into both a campaign rally and a show of cross-border…

A fire at a defence-linked industrial site in Pardubice has developed into something larger than a criminal investigation. Czech authorities are treating the case as a possible terrorist attack, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš convened the state security council in response, and Hungary moved almost immediately to tighten protection at its…

Hungary’s election campaign is now being shaped by rival claims of foreign interference from opposite directions. On one side, a Washington Post investigation alleged that Russian intelligence discussed ways to help Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, including channels into Hungarian decision-making and even a proposal for a staged attack to reshape…

Hungary’s opposition infighting has moved into the open after the leader of the Socialist Party, MSZP, publicly urged the Democratic Coalition, (DK) not to “stand in the way of regime change.” The intervention came after DK’s parliamentary candidate in Kecskemét, Rita Kopping, withdrew from the race, saying the district was…