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"Hungary’s new prime minister, Peter Magyar, lashed out at his predecessors on Saturday as he was sworn into office, marking the official end to the 16 years of rule of Viktor Orban following a landslide election victory in April. Footage from the inaugural session of the National Assembly of Hungary shows newly elected parliament speaker Agnes Forsthoffer opening proceedings before lawmakers voted to appoint Magyar prime minister with 140 votes in favour, 54 against and one abstention. Scenes from parliament also showed a ceremonial swearing-in process involving honour guards carrying Hungary’s national and historical flags before Magyar formally signed the oath documents. Speaker Agnes Forsthoffer congratulated the new premier and wished him "much success, wisdom, and God’s blessing in leading the country." "I stand before you, moved at this festive moment. To serve our wonderful homeland, Hungary,” Magyar told parliament after taking the oath of office. The new prime minister hailed what he described as an unprecedented mandate for political change following the April 12 election, in which his Tisza Party secured 141 seats in the 199-member parliament. "The Hungarian people sided with change on April 12, 2026," he said. "The number of participants in the parliamentary election was unprecedented, as were the 3,385,000 votes for regime change." In a remarkable inaugural address, Magyar proceeded to tear into Hungary’s former ruling elite, accusing both Orban and former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany of leaving the country politically and economically devastated. "It is symbolic that the era named after Orban and Gyurcsany, their prime ministers, is not sitting here in the rows today," Magyar declared. "It is not simply because their parties lost the election, but because they failed politically, personally, and morally." "Twenty-two years after Hungary received the greatest opportunity in its modern history with EU accession, our beloved homeland has become scorched earth. […] It has been plundered, they have ransacked, betrayed, and deceived it," he said. Magyar reportedly used his first speech as prime minister to demand the resignation of Tamas Sulyok and other senior officials by May 31. Orban and several senior members of his Fidesz party did not attend the inaugural parliamentary session and are reportedly not taking up their seats in the new legislature. In April, Orban suffered a decisive election loss to Peter Magyar and his Tisza Party, which secured a parliamentary majority with over 53 percent of the vote. The Fidesz–KDNP alliance trailed with just over 38 percent. The campaign was overshadowed by competing claims of foreign interference. Orban's government accused the European Union and Ukraine of attempting to influence the outcome, allegations denied by Kiev and opposition figures."
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