Hungary's Next Premier Calls for Sweeping Change After Orban

[highplainsdem]

Source: Bloomberg

Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, wasted no time in outlining sweeping changes after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory that will redefine the country’s ties with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump.

Magyar, a 45-year-old former ruling party insider, called on the country’s president, top justices and chief prosecutor to hand in their resignations during his victory speech in front of a cheering crowd in Budapest on Sunday. He said they had betrayed their responsibilities by putting their political loyalties to Orban first.

“Those who betrayed the country must take responsibility,” Magyar said with the Danube river and a lit-up parliament building behind him. He said he would “liberate Hungary and take back our country.”

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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/hungary-s-election-winner-magyar-calls-on-president-to-resign

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From Bluesky:

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

— Wendy Thurm (@wendythurm.bsky.social) 2026-04-12T21:43:30.601Z

[SheltieLover]

1. Good for Hungary!

[benfranklin1776]

11. Yes 👏🏼!!

A precedent we need to follow-clean house thoroughly of all who have betrayed the constitution and the American people in slavish service to the would be Mad King. ✊🏼

[Chasstev365]

2. Outstanding!

[spooky3]

3. I'm happy for the academics at Hungary's universities, who have been

Oppressed by Orban.

[fujiyamasan]

4. Democrats should take a hint

The “not looking back” precedent set after bush left was one of the worst. It ensured that no accountability for war crimes. It just got worse after Trump. Garland simply sat for months.

This needs to change.

[gay texan]

5. Fuck you Putin and Fuck you trump along with your couch fucking buddy n/t

[yaesu]

6. I'm happy for Ukraine too, they will finally get the EU money that tRumps puppet master was holding up. nt

[chowder66]

7. This must mean they know they have a supermajority!!

[vanamonde]

8. Such an appropriate surname

That would be like us running a candidate here named Joe American.
Or better yet, Josephine American.

[wolfie001]

9. They need to purge all of their intelligence services

Obviously, they've all been doing russki bidding non-stop.

[Lithos]

10. Watch him

Given the previous support for Orban, he may be desirous of what Orban does today.

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