US EditionIncoming Hungarian Leader Vows to Suspend State News Broadcasts
Magyar said his cabinet will suspend state news until a new media law and regulator are in place, after TISZA won two-thirds of seats, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar announced plans to suspend state media news broadcasts after his cabinet takes power, following his Tisza Party's landslide victory in Sunday's election.
- Magyar's decision follows 16 years of rule by Viktor Orban, whose government critics allege turned state media into a propaganda mouthpiece via The Central European Press and Media Foundation, which controlled more than 400 outlets.
- During a tense Wednesday interview, Magyar labeled the broadcaster a "factory of lies" and "North Korean-style" propaganda, while the presenter rejected allegations of bias and insulting his family.
- Magyar pledged to replace existing structures with a new media law and regulatory authority, asserting that "every Hungarian deserves a public service media that broadcasts the truth."
- Mirroring Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who overhauled Poland's broadcaster in 2023, Magyar plans structural changes, while Orban denies eroding democratic standards and cites efforts to protect Hungary's Christian character.
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After asking for the resignation of the Hungarian president and taking command of the crude purchases on its first day in the office, Peter Magyar today has taken firm steps also in the media sector. At 8:10 he has presented himself to the Kossuth radio microphones, the radio station that for the past 16 years has interviewed Viktor Orbán at that time every Friday, without ever missing the appointment. There he has announced that his government …
For the first time after a long time, Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has agreed to appear on public television. On Wednesday, he spoke and answered on radio and television. He repeated his announcement that his government will "temporarily suspend" the news broadcasts of public broadcasters. This pause should last until "independent reporting and the restoration of freedom of the press is guaranteed", the future prime minister said.
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