5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister

Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.

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5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister

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Péter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative Tisza party, speaks at a Monday press conference the day after his landslide election victory.

Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.

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