• New Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced swift systemic changes after his Tisza party’s victory in the April 12 elections.
  • At a campaign event, Magyar welcomed pro-Kremlin journalists with ‘Enjoy the freedom – and the regime change!’, prompting applause and chants of ‘Russians, go home!’.
  • At the handover ceremony, the Hungarian national anthem, the EU anthem, the Szekely anthem, and the unofficial Roma anthem will be played, an unprecedented gesture.
  • The EU flag will be raised over the Hungarian parliament for the first time in 12 years.
  • Anita Orban, a diplomat and energy expert formerly from the pro-European wing of Fidesz, has been appointed foreign minister.

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