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New Hungarian PM Vows to Dismantle State Media, Target Corruption

4/16/2026

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Péter Magyar, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect, vowed to dismantle the state-funded media, calling it a "factory of lies" and demanding President Tamás Sulyok's resignation.
Following his April 12 electoral victory, Magyar described Sulyok as a "puppet" of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and said he is unfit.
He plans anti-corruption measures, to restore judicial independence, nationalize loyalists' assets, and target the Mathias Corvinus Collegium for its government funding amid rising poverty.

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Péter Magyar, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect, vowed to dismantle the state-funded media, calling it a "factory of lies" and demanding President Tamás Sulyok's resignation.
Following his April 12 electoral victory, Magyar described Sulyok as a "puppet" of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and said he is unfit.
He plans anti-corruption measures, to restore judicial independence, nationalize loyalists' assets, and target the Mathias Corvinus Collegium for its government funding amid rising poverty.