Hungary's Peter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule
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Hungary's Peter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule

May 10, 2026
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Hungary's Peter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country's new prime minister, kicking off a fresh political era after 16 years of Viktor Orban's autocratic rule. Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orban'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.

Hungary's Peter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule

The win, which gave Tisza a two-thirds parliamentary majority, will allow it

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