The Hungarian people have not only voted for a change of government, but for a complete shift in how the country is governed, said Magyar in a speech the day after the election, in which his party, Tisza, defeated the long-standing ruling party Fidesz by a wide margin.
He promises a new era, where the rule of law will be restored and power will be scrutinized.
Our country has no time to spare. Hungary is in danger in every way: it has been plundered, betrayed, put in debt and ruined.
A few weeks away
The winner of the election is urging Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok to convene the newly elected parliament as soon as it is formally possible. The votes are to be counted and a result announced on May 4, so it is only the following day, May 5, that a new government can be formed.
Hungary will become a constructive and more compromise-friendly member of the EU, promises Péter Magyar. He says he has scheduled a long series of phone calls with other EU leaders as early as Monday afternoon.
But it is not an unqualified turn towards Brussels. Magyar describes the EU as a “complicated, bureaucratic and compromising” organization - but adds that many compromises also serve Hungary well.
"We will certainly debate a lot, but we will not go there and argue for the sake of arguing," Magyar said, according to The Guardian, among others.
Further excluding Orbán
During his speech, Péter Magyar was interrupted by a colleague who approached with a note, which he stopped to read. It appears to have been about the incumbent Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó.
They are shredding documents in full force (at the State Department), but that won't help. I say that to give you some context for the situation Hungary is in.
The Tisza leader calls President Sulyok a puppet appointed by Orbán. Magyar also promises to legislate so that prime ministers can only serve two terms - effectively ruling out Viktor Orbán from a future return to power.
