What Hungary’s new leader promised – and how it could affect Europe

• Hungarian voters delivered a resounding rejection of pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a recent election.
• Péter Magyar, a pro-European reformer, secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority with his Tisza party, winning 138 of 199 seats.
• Magyar has pledged to fundamentally overhaul Hungary’s political culture, ending its drift towards Russia and restoring ties with European allies.
• His agenda includes rooting out corruption, creating an Office for the Recovery of National Assets, and bringing home billions in frozen EU funding.
• Magyar also committed to introducing the euro to Hungary by 2030, aiming to undo Orbán's 16 years of autocratic governance and erosion of the rule of law.

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What next for Hungary after Orbán’s seismic election defeat?