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Magyar sworn in as Hungary's prime minister

dw.com·Natalie Muller·23 days ago
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Conservative ‌Peter Magyar ⁠was ⁠sworn in ​as Hungary's new ​prime minister ​on ‌Saturday. Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Viktor Orban's right-wing populist Fidesz by a landslide last month, ending his 16-year rule. "Hungarian ​people have given us a mandate to put an end to decades of drifting," Magyar said. "They have given us a mandate to open a new chapter in Hungary's history. Not only to change the government, ​but to change the system as well. To start again." Hundreds of people gathered outside parliament to watch the swearing-in ceremony on big screens. One sign of the change in power on Saturday was the EU flag once again flying outside Hungary's parliament — 12 years after Orban removed it Image: Marek Ladzinski/ZUMA/picture alliance What changes has Magyar promised? Magyar's Tisza party won 141 of parliament's 199 seats in the April elections, giving it the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution and push through reforms.…

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