Hungary's Next Premier Calls for Sweeping Change After Orban [View all]

Source: Bloomberg

Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, wasted no time in outlining sweeping changes after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory that will redefine the country’s ties with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump.

Magyar, a 45-year-old former ruling party insider, called on the country’s president, top justices and chief prosecutor to hand in their resignations during his victory speech in front of a cheering crowd in Budapest on Sunday. He said they had betrayed their responsibilities by putting their political loyalties to Orban first.

“Those who betrayed the country must take responsibility,” Magyar said with the Danube river and a lit-up parliament building behind him. He said he would “liberate Hungary and take back our country.”

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From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

— Wendy Thurm (@wendythurm.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T21:43:30.601Z