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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bela Szandelszky

Hungary’s new prime minister removes fences and opens Viktor Orbán’s former offices to the public

Hungary's new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, has made a symbolic gesture of democratic renewal, personally removing fencing around a historic Budapest building that once served as the office of his autocratic predecessor, Viktor Orbán.

The Karmelita, a former Catholic monastery on Budapest's Castle Hill, had become a potent symbol of Mr Orbán’s rule after being controversially cordoned off in 2021.

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