BUDAPEST, 18 April. - (ANA) -  The newly-elected Prime Minister in Hungary,Peter Magyar, begins dismantling Orbán’s legacy.

 

In just four days, Peter Magyar has already taken aim at state media structures, criticised senior institutional figures, and signalled a symbolic break with the past by relocating the prime minister’s office away from Viktor Orbán’s former power base, while the opposition has largely collapsed and the political map has been dramatically redrawn. 

 

Yet despite promises to restore democratic competition, early indications point to continuity in several nationalist policy areas, leaving Brussels watching closely to see whether Hungary’s reset will bring a meaningful shift in its EU stance or simply usher in a new domestic power configuration.

 

 

 

 

It is not yet known whether Orbán’s position as party leader is at risk within Fidesz. One of Magyar’s aims is to enshrine in the constitution a two-term limit for prime ministers. He wants this rule to apply retroactively as well, which would mean that Orbán could no longer serve as prime minister. Unless he were to win again with a constitutional majority and change the constitution.

 

At the same time, Fidesz still has at least 2.4 million voters, so the party can rely on a strong base in the period ahead.

 

An important question is what position Mi Hazánk will occupy in future, since there are now two right-wing opposition parties between which a natural rivalry may develop.

 

During the election campaign, and again in his victory speech, Magyar spoke regularly about restoring pluralist democracy and party competition in Hungary. - (ANA) -

 

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