Hungarian Opposition Leader Seeks Meeting with Zelensky to Help Ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine

Péter Magyar, the leader of Hungary's main opposition party who is positioned to become the country's next prime minister, announced plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in early June to discuss assistance for ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine's Zakarpattia region. The proposed meeting would take place in Berehove, a Ukrainian city with a Hungarian majority population. Magyar aims to secure concrete help for the Zakarpattia Hungarians, an ethnic minority community that has faced challenges amid the ongoing war. The initiative reflects Magyar's rising political influence in Hungary, where his Tisza Party has emerged as the strongest opposition force against Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz party, with Magyar widely seen as Orbán's most credible challenger for the prime ministership.