US EditionHungary’s Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May
Magyar said his two-thirds majority would let him rapidly overhaul state institutions and suspend public media news until new rules are in place.
- On Wednesday, opposition leader Peter Magyar met President Tamas Sulyok, who assured him he would be nominated as prime minister for a new government taking power in early May.
- Magyar's center-right TISZA party swept Fidesz from power on Sunday, securing a two-thirds parliamentary majority that ends Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year reign and enables constitutional changes.
- Appearing on state media for the first time in 18 months, Magyar confirmed his intent to suspend news programming, calling the service a "factory of lies" functioning as a Fidesz mouthpiece.
- Magyar demanded President Tamas Sulyok resign for being "unworthy" of the office, threatening constitutional removal of Sulyok and "all the other puppets" installed by the Orban system if he refuses.
- While Orban remains caretaker prime minister through May, Magyar is engaging with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to unlock billions of euros in frozen funding for Hungary's economy.
53 Articles
53 Articles
Hungary’s new PM Peter Magyar poses for photo with country’s president - then takes to X to slate him and demand his resignation
Hungary’s new Prime Minister posed for a photo with the country’s President and then took to social media to slate him and demand his resignation.Péter Magyar, whose party won Hungary’s parliamentary election on April 10, uploaded a photo with Tamás Sulyok, the country’s President to social media and captioned the image with a damning statement towards the Head of State, saying he is “unfit” and “unworthy” of representing the nation. He wrote on…
The Independent
The Independent (US)New Hungarian PM tells president to ‘leave office now’
Peter Magyar ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary in a boon for the European Union and Ukraine and turned on the country’s president Tamas Sulyok, saying he was ‘unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation’
After the change of power in Hungary President Sulyok - a confidant of the former Prime Minister Orban - should go. He is "unworthy of the office", said electoral winner Magyar. He also announces a media reform.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
