Péter Magyar vows to pursue those who ‘plundered’ Hungary after election win

Prime minister-elect promises ‘new era’ for country after defeating far-right Viktor Orbán Hungary’s prime minister-elect, Péter Magyar, has pledged to pursue those who “plundered, looted, betrayed, indebted and ruined” his country, promising “a new era” after a landslide election victory over his far-right predecessor Viktor Orbán. Magyar, whose centre-right Tisza party won at least 138 of the 199 seats in parliament, said the full election results should be confirmed by 4 May and he hoped his government could be installed the next day. “Our country has no time to waste,” he said during a wide-ranging press conference on Monday. “We will do everything in our power to ensure this truly marks the beginning of a new era … The Hungarian people didn’t vote for a simple change of government, but for a complete change of regime.” Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist, secured a decisive two-thirds supermajority that should allow him to roll back laws that helped the outgoing nationalist prime minister transform Hungary into an “illiberal democracy” during his 16 years in power. Orbán’s four successive governments have comprehensively eroded the rule of law