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Liberal U.S. mayors team up with European counterparts to fight authoritarianism

Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest; and Rafał Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw. **Courtesy of the city

Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister to end 16-year Orbán era

Gergely Karácsony – who [has long clashed](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/budapest-mayor-gergely-karacsony-charged-hungary-pride-ban) with Orbán – wrote on social media

Hungary’s new PM apologises to those wronged under Orbán in first speech

Gergely Karácsony, and [a Roma organiser in Pécs](https://helsinki.hu/en/where-assembly-is-a-crime-charges-brought-against-the-organizer-of-pecs-pride/) were [charged for organising