In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban
The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”
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Why Is the ‘City of Baths’ Running Out of Bathhouses?
In Budapest, political disputes and aging infrastructure have led to cascading problems, and prolonged closings, at several of the city’s beloved baths.
Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks
The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.
Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party enacted the ban, but Budapest’s mayor allowed the event to go on. The police sat on the sidelines.
In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.
Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.
Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders
The governing Fidesz party passed a constitutional amendment stating that all Hungarians are either male or female, and another protecting the “moral development” of children.
Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs.
The Hungarian prime minister, who pioneered themes dear to U.S. conservatives, is seeking to tame inflation with methods that remind his critics of communist-era central planning.
Third Ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Resigns Over Child Abuse Pardon Scandal
The sex scandal underlying the resignation has challenged the ‘family values’ image Viktor Orban’s authoritarian government has tried to promote.
Hungary Fires Museum Director in Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Depictions
A government campaign against what it calls “homosexual propaganda” is unsettling booksellers and has resulted in the firing of the director of one of the country’s leading museums.