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PM Magyar Secures 53% Majority, Targets Orbán Allies

5/19/2026

Summary

Magyar Wins Majority

Prime Minister Péter Magyar began his trip on Tuesday, flying to Kraków and then to Warsaw.
His Tisza party won 53% of the vote, securing a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
Magyar called President Tamás Sulyok, the attorney general and court heads “Orbán’s puppets,” labeled broadcasters a “factory of lies,” and suspended their news services.
He pledged an Asset Recovery and Protection Office and Public Prosecutor’s Office membership to chase misused funds.

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Poland Provides LNG

Poland will give Hungary access to U.S. liquefied natural gas through the Gdansk terminal slated to start in 2028.
Hungary seeks Polish support to release EU funds frozen over rule-of-law disputes and pledges to end Russian energy dependence by 2035.
Delegates discussed a high-speed Warsaw-Budapest rail link and broader Visegrad Group cooperation, with analyst Wojciech Przybylski noting EU-fund decisions will be political and procedural.

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Magyar Visits Poland

Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet Prime Minister Péter Magyar on 20 May 2026 during the Hungarian leader’s official visit to Poland.
Magyar will also meet President Karol Nawrocki and possibly Cardinal Grzegorz Rys during the visit.
In Gdansk, Magyar is set to meet former Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa.
Government spokesman Adam Szlapka announced the talks after Magyar outlined the itinerary in Opusztaszer and invited former representatives of the previous administration.

History

Historical Context

Poland began EU talks after the 1989 communist collapse and signed an association agreement in 1990. Negotiations started in 1998, the Treaty of Accession was signed on 16 April 2003, and Poland and Hungary joined the EU on 1 May 2004. The 77.5% referendum backing and Visegrád Group ties now drive plans for a Warsaw-Budapest high-speed rail and Polish LNG links.

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Magyar Wins Majority

Prime Minister Péter Magyar began his trip on Tuesday, flying to Kraków and then to Warsaw.
His Tisza party won 53% of the vote, securing a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
Magyar called President Tamás Sulyok, the attorney general and court heads “Orbán’s puppets,” labeled broadcasters a “factory of lies,” and suspended their news services.
He pledged an Asset Recovery and Protection Office and Public Prosecutor’s Office membership to chase misused funds.

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