{"id":51358,"date":"2026-04-15T11:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51358"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:06:40","slug":"magyar-meets-hungarian-president-and-goes-on-state-media-as-he-plans-break-with-orban-era-europe-live-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51358","title":{"rendered":"Magyar meets Hungarian president and goes on state media as he plans break with Orb\u00e1n era \u2013 Europe live | Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;69df68c18f08259d93961cc9&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Reuters has more details on P\u00e9ter Magyar\u2019s appearance on Hungarian state media this morning.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;e241110f-d661-4d6e-b809-cea337d82f6a&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The Tisza leader has said he will suspend state media news broadcasts, which critics at home and abroad say became a government mouthpiece under &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/viktor-orban\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Viktor Orb\u00e1n&lt;\/a&gt;, and restore media freedoms after his cabinet takes power.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;555f9ba2-3f30-4172-a842-7e7feefb1b05&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cEvery Hungarian deserves a public service media that broadcasts the truth,\u201d &lt;strong&gt;Magyar&lt;\/strong&gt; said on Kossuth state radio, where Orb\u00e1n had been a weekly guest while opposition politicians rarely got invited.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;df0f06ce-6f9b-4fe6-93be-f85e2864a188&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cWe will need a little time to pass a new media law, a new media authority and setting up the professional conditions for state media to actually do what it is meant to do,\u201d &lt;strong&gt;Magyar&lt;\/strong&gt; added.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5f05a0d3-4192-451f-85a9-afa4ed3bc08d&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cWe have just witnessed the last days of a propaganda machine. 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After the formation of the Tisza government, we will suspend the news services of the \u2018public\u2019 media until its public service character is restored,\u201d he wrote on X after he was interviewed on state television.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/apr\/15\/peter-magyar-hungary-president-media-viktor-orban-european-union-europe-latest&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69df68c18f08259d93961cc9&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69df68c18f08259d93961cc9&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Magyar meets Hungarian president and goes on state media as he plans break with Orb\u00e1n era \u2013 Europe live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Magyar meets Hungarian 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Magyar has confirmed work is under way to form the new Hungarian government by mid-May after holding talks with the country\u2019s president, Tam\u00e1s Sulyok, a loyalist of the outgoing prime minister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/viktor-orban\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Viktor Orb\u00e1n<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"2b50d7cc-033f-48d4-92bf-d75d778972e2\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Tisza party leader and prospective prime minister P\u00e9ter Magyar speaks to the press before a meeting with the Hungarian president at the Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary.<\/span> Photograph: Robert Hegedus\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The two leaders <strong>discussed the timetable for new parliament<\/strong>, which can be formed not before 4 May when the results of the Sunday\u2019s vote need to be certified by, <strong>with Magyar saying he expected the new government to be in place by mid-May.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He added that <strong>he expected to hold further informal talks with the European Commission on the new administration\u2019s plans to restore the rule of law<\/strong> in the coming weeks in a bid to accelerate the process of accessing billions of euros in funds frozen after Orb\u00e1n\u2019s repeated clashes with Brussels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Magyar also <strong>doubled down on his suggestions that Sulyok should resign from the office<\/strong> as part of a broader overhaul of state institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a sign of domestic tensions to come as part of the transition, <strong>the Tisza leader suggested that the president<\/strong>, who is elected by parliament and plays a largely ceremonial role, <strong>should step down or face the prospect of being removed<\/strong> from the office by the new majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a post on X after the meeting, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\">\n<p><em>\u201c<strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">[Sulyok] is unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation<\/strong>. He is unfit to serve as the guardian of legality. He is not fit to serve as a moral authority or a role model.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Earlier today, <strong>Magyar also appeared on the state broadcaster,<\/strong> broadly seen as a propaganda mouthpiece for the outgoing regime, confirming plans to suspend its news operations as one of the first tasks of the new government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He repeated his plans to put a structure in place that would ensure unbiased coverage after years of what he said was pro-government propaganda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a highly symbolic moment, <strong>it was his first visit to the studios of Kossuth R\u00e1di\u00f3 and M1 TV in 18 months<\/strong>, with Magyar saying it was ironic that he needed to win a election to be invited by the public broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <strong>Wednesday, 15 April 2026,<\/strong> it\u2019s <strong>Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is <strong>Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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