Hungary’s incoming prime minister Pater Magyar is marking a “clean break” with his predecessor Viktor Orban as he is set to be sworn into office on Saturday. “It’s officially a new era”, said Zsolt Kerner, senior reporter at Hungarian online media 24.hu. Magyar was previously a member of Orban’s Fidesz party.
It’s about time Hungary had a leader willing to break from Orban’s authoritarian playbook. Let’s see if Magyar can actually deliver on that ‘new era’ promise.
Magyar was a Fidesz member? That’s like a fox claiming to clean up the henhouse. I’ll believe the ‘clean break’ when I see real policy changes.
The tone of political discourse has become far too toxic for any real progress. (8d7628)
If Magyar truly ushers in a new era, he needs to start by restoring independent media and judicial reforms. Words are cheap, but action matters.