"Inside Hungary's dazzling neo-Gothic parliament, the scenes will be solemn on Saturday as the new leader, Peter Magyar, is sworn in. Outside is where the party is expected to unfold, as people pour in from across the country to mark a pivotal moment: the formal end of Viktor Orban's 16 years in power. It comes weeks after Magyar and his opposition Tisza party won a landslide victory in a result that rattled the global far right, reset Hungary's long-strained relationship with the EU and set off all-night celebrations along the banks of the Danube River."
"He this week called on Hungarians to join him in turning the page on Orban's rule and his efforts to turn Hungary into a petri dish for illiberalism during his time in power. We will step through the gateway of regime change with a huge party. Come along, and invite your family and friends! Magyar wrote on social media. In the weeks since the election, which he called an end to Hungary's two-decade-long nightmare, Magyar has sought to emphasise his readiness to change the country."
"vowing to suspend broadcasts from state media that functioned as Orban mouthpieces, calling on Orban-era appointees to resign, and sending back the millions of Hungarian forints donated to him by an Orban-linked supporter. Saturday's swearing-in will be laced with more of the same symbolism: the European flag will be returned to the parliament's facade after it was removed in 2014 and Krisztian Koszegi is expected to become the first Roma vice-president of the national assembly, overseeing a government in which more than a quarter of lawmakers will be women a record high in the country's post-communist history."
"Expectations for Magyar are high across Hungary. Sorry for my language, but Orban just fucked these last years, said Tamas, 45, as he made his way down the main street of Gyor, a city of about 175,000 people in north-western Hungary. Tamas in Gyor: We need a lot of changes.' Photograph: Zsuzsa Darab/The Guardian He had initially bee"
Peter Magyar is sworn in inside Hungary’s neo-Gothic parliament, while celebrations and gatherings occur across the country. The moment follows a landslide election victory for Magyar and the Tisza party that ended Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power. The election reset Hungary’s strained relationship with the EU and led to all-night celebrations along the Danube. Magyar calls for turning the page on Orban’s rule and efforts to make Hungary an example of illiberalism. He has pledged to suspend state media broadcasts used as Orban mouthpieces, ask Orban-era appointees to resign, and return donations from an Orban-linked supporter. The swearing-in includes restoring the European flag and appointing Krisztian Koszegi as the first Roma vice-president, with a record share of women lawmakers.
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