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Hungarian Premier Péter Magyar: 'Our Country Was a Hostage State'
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Hungarian Premier Péter Magyar: 'Our Country Was a Hostage State'

Der Spiegel (Eng) · Jun 8, 2026, 8:29 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • Bild vergrößern Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar: "For voters to believe you, you have to go to them, look them in the eye, you have to listen to them."
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  • Was there a single moment when you thought: This could actually work?

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Bild vergrößern Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar: "For voters to believe you, you have to go to them, look them in the eye, you have to listen to them."

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DER SPIEGEL: You started out two years ago as a political nobody and have now managed to defeat none other than Viktor Orbán, the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, a leader who hollowed out democracy in his own country. Was there a single moment when you thought: This could actually work?

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