'Operation Purgatory': Magyar moves to demolish Orban system
Key takeaways
- The new Hungarian government is moving swiftly to dismantle the system of former PM Viktor Orban.
- In his first few weeks in office, Magyar kept his promise to bring Hungary back to Europe.
- Back home in Budapest, the parliament approved cuts to the salaries of lawmakers and ministers and limited a prime minister's time in office to a maximum two terms.
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The new Hungarian government is moving swiftly to dismantle the system of former PM Viktor Orban. The focus is on fighting corruption, reforming the media and protecting democracy to prevent a slide back into autocracy.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G88VHungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar, is losing no time dismantling what he referred to on Monday as his predecessor's 'mafia system'Image: Balint Szentgallay/Nur Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his government are setting a fast pace of reform.
In his first few weeks in office, Magyar kept his promise to bring Hungary back to Europe. He lifted EU blockades introduced by his predecessor, Viktor Orban, and launched a dialogue with Ukraine, which Orban had labeled "The Empire of Evil."