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'I will serve not rule over Hungary,' says new PM

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

I will serve - not rule over Hungary, says new PM

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

Hungary’s new PM Peter Magyar sworn in, ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule

Hungary’s new PM Peter Magyar sworn in, ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule

Hungary’s Peter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country’s new prime minister, ending Viktor Orban’s 16 years of autocratic rule. Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month, gaining more votes and seats in Parliament than any other party in Hungary’s post-Communist history. The win, which gave Tisza a two-thirds parliamentary majority, will allow it to roll back many of the policies that gave Orbán a...

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Hungary's new PM sworn in after landslide victory over Orbán

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

Tisza party leader Magyar becomes Hungary’s new prime minister

He will replace Viktor Orban, who after 16 years of uninterrupted rule is moving into opposition together with his party, Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance

Hungary's new PM sworn in during 'regime change' party

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

Dünya

Hungary's new PM to be sworn in during 'regime change' party

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

BBC World

08.05.2026

Péter Magyar's first cabinet crisis: the brother-in-law who had to go

Melléthei-Barna is a lawyer and a university peer of Hungary's next prime minister. He was one of the founding 10 members of the Tisza Party when it was formed in 2020 and served as the party's legal director.

Euronews News

08.05.2026

Family affair: Márton Melléthei-Barna withdraws name as Hungary's justice minister

Euronews News

08.05.2026

Family affair: Péter Magyar's brother-in-law withdraws name as Hungary's justice minister

Euronews News

05.05.2026

Hungary's state budget deficit could reach 6.8% by end of 2026 — Magyar

Tisza Party leader said that he had learned of plans by the outgoing cabinet led by Viktor Orban to conclude and finance new government contracts, which could negatively impact the budget

Siyaset·29.04.2026AI özeti

Hungary's Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels after landslide election victory

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Hungary's Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels after landslide election victory

Hungary's Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar met EU leaders in Brussels for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide on 12 April, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule. After talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Magyar said EU resources would soon arrive in Hungary. His urgent priority is unlocking €10.4bn in Covid-19 recovery funds before they expire at the end of August, plus €6.3bn in blocked cohesion funds and €16.1bn in defence loans, conditional on anti-corruption and rule-of-law reforms.

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Siyaset·21.04.2026AI özeti

Peter Magyar to Become Hungary's New Prime Minister on May 9

Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, will be elected Hungarian prime minister at the first meeting of the National Assembly on May 9, 2026. His party won the April 12 parliamentary elections with 141 out of 199 seats, ending Viktor Orban's Fidesz party's long-standing majority. Voter turnout reached a record 79.56%.

Energy·20.04.2026AI özeti

Gelişiyor

New Hungarian Government to Review Paks II Nuclear Plant Contracts with Rosatom

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced the new Tisza government will review all contracts for the Paks II Nuclear Power Plant built by Russia's Rosatom, questioning why costs doubled from the initial €12 billion to €24 billion. The project, under a 2014 Russian-Hungarian agreement, has progressed extremely slowly, and the new leadership seeks to understand financing terms and potential restructuring options.

Magyar calls on Zelensky to stop blackmail, resume Druzhba oil flows to Hungary

20.04.2026

Magyar calls on Zelensky to stop blackmail, resume Druzhba oil flows to Hungary

The Tisza Party leader also expressed hope that Russia would continue supplying crude oil through this pipeline

Hungary’s Tisza party widens parliamentary majority as final votes are counted

Siyaset·13.04.2026AI özeti

19.04.2026

Hungary’s Tisza party widens parliamentary majority as final votes are counted

Incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar held talks with the European Commission to unfreeze EU funds.

Politico EU

Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry

Dünya

19.04.2026

Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry

Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.

BBC World

Hungary’s political shift unlikely to disrupt ties with China, experts say

Siyaset

13.04.2026AI özeti

Hungary’s political shift unlikely to disrupt ties with China, experts say

The Tisza Party's landslide victory in Hungary, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule, is expected by Chinese experts to have minimal impact on Hungary's relationship with China or broader China-EU ties.

SCMP Economy

Péter Magyar's Tisza Party Secures Landslide Victory in Hungary, Ending Viktor Orbán's 16-Year Rule

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Péter Magyar's Tisza Party Secures Landslide Victory in Hungary, Ending Viktor Orbán's 16-Year Rule

Péter Magyar's Tisza party has achieved a decisive victory in Hungary, unseating Viktor Orbán after 16 years. The results signal a major shift in domestic policy, a move away from Russia, and a potential recalibration of Hungary's relationship with the EU.