Hungary’s Peter Magyar is set to be sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, arrived Saturday at the Parliament building to be sworn into office, ending Viktor Orban’s autocratic 16-year rule.
TL;DR
- Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary's prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule.
- Magyar's Tisza party defeated Orban's Fidesz party in a recent election.
- Tisza party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
- The new government plans to roll back Orban's policies, address corruption, and alter Hungary's role in the EU.
- Orban was not present for the swearing-in ceremony.
- The new national assembly has a record number of 54 women lawmakers.