- Hungary's incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has vowed to shut down state media news channels, describing them as a "factory of lies" after his landslide election victory.
- Magyar, whose Tisza party defeated nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban, plans to establish a "real, independent public broadcaster" that provides a platform for the opposition.
- In a series of interviews on pro-Orban channels, Magyar criticised the media as a "propaganda machine", accusing them of spreading falsehoods and likening their coverage to North Korea and Nazi Germany.
- He noted that it took an "unprecedented mandate" from over 3.3 million Hungarians for him to be allowed on public media after more than 18 months.
- Magyar has also called for President Dr Tamas Sulyok, an ally of Viktor Orban, to resign, stating he is "unworthy" and "unfit" to represent the Hungarian nation.
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