Hungary’s Opposition Leader Launches Anti-Orban Election Campaign

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump is ‘deeply committed’ to Hungary’s success during talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar, head of Hungary’s Tisza party, speaks during the party’s campaign launch in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 15, 2026. Denes Erdos/AP Photo

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar launched his party’s election campaign in Budapest on Feb. 15, setting out plans to draw Hungary closer to European Union institutions ahead of the April 12 parliamentary election.

Magyar, a former member of Fidesz, the governing party led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, founded the center-right Tisza party in 2024 after breaking with the government. Fidesz has been in power since 2010.