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Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister to end 16-year Orbán era

09 May 2026 17:27 (UTC +04:00)

The pro-European centre-right leader Péter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary, marking the official end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power, The Guardian reports.

Saturday’s ceremony – during which Magyar had invited people to join him to “write Hungarian history” together and “step through the gate of regime change” – comes a month after his opposition Tisza party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

The result sparked jubilation in Budapest and beyond, as Orbán and his populist, nationalist movement had long been held up by the global far right as an example to emulate.

Hungary Péter Magyar Viktor Orbán Tisza party Hungarian politics parliamentary elections Budapest regime change pro-European leader center-right politics opposition victory European Union The Guardian far right nationalism