'Clean break' with Orban: Hungary's Magyar to usher in 'new era'

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'Clean break' with Orban: Hungary's Magyar to usher in 'new era' Europe

Issued on: 09/05/2026 - 13:30

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Hungary's incoming prime minister Pater Magyar is marking a "clean break" with his predecessor Viktor Orban as he is set to be sworn into office on Saturday. "It's officially a new era", said Zsolt Kerner, senior reporter at Hungarian online media 24.hu. Magyar was previously a member of Orban's Fidesz party.

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