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

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Peter Magyar has been inaugurated as Hungary's new prime minister, marking the end of Viktor Orban’s prolonged rule. The Tisza party's significant electoral victory grants them a robust two-thirds majority in Parliament, allowing for substantial changes in governance.

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 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. The win, which gave Tisza a two-thirds parliamentary majority, will allow it to roll back many of the policies that gave Orban a...