US EditionHungary’s Magyar urges president to quit, vows to overhaul state media
Magyar says his government will suspend state broadcasts and create a new media law as he seeks to restore press freedom and curb Orban-era influence.
- On Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar announced plans to suspend state media broadcasts and pass new media laws ensuring press freedom after his cabinet takes power.
- Magyar's TISZA party won a landslide victory in Sunday's election, ending Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year rule and opening the door to overhaul systems critics claimed subverted democratic norms.
- Calling for public media to broadcast the truth, Magyar noted state outlets served as a government mouthpiece while opposition politicians were rarely invited during Orban's tenure.
- Following his victory, the Prime Minister-elect pledged to recommit Hungary to the International Criminal Court, stating this serves the international community's and Hungary's interests.
- Tensions previously escalated as Orban controversially blocked a $104 billion European Union loan to Ukraine; Magyar now aims to stabilize fractured international relations with European allies.
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The leader of the winning party in Hungary's election, Peter Magyar, has threatened to shut down the state broadcaster after a heated live showdown. He accused the broadcaster of spreading "North Korean-style propaganda" and false claims about his family during the election campaign. He is also lashing out at the MTI news agency, demanding that the agency's management restore editorial independence.
Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Magyar moves to eliminate bias in public broadcasting
Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar announced Thursday that his government will temporarily suspend public media broadcasts until he's satisfied news outlets can produce unbiased coverage.
Péter Magyar, sainted by the left anti Orbán, threatens the suspension of state information by the Hungarian neo-premier: "Fabric of lies." And also distrust the President of the Republic: "We will remove it together with all the other puppets."
Incoming Hungarian PM pledges crackdown on critical media
Peter Magyar claims his partys election win has liberated the state broadcaster from airing propagandaHungary's incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has pledged to suspend the news operations of the state broadcaster following two tense interviews he gave on Wednesday.Magyar's Tisza party secured a decisive victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, effectively ensuring he will form th
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