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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Péter Magyar vows to pursue those who ‘plundered’ Hungary after election win

Péter Magyar
‘Our country has no time to waste,’ said Magyar, after securing a supermajority. Photograph: Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Hungary’s prime minister-elect, Péter Magyar, has pledged to pursue those who “plundered, looted, betrayed, indebted and ruined” his country, promising “a new era” after a landslide election victory over his far-right predecessor Viktor Orbán.

Magyar, whose centre-right Tisza party won at least 138 of the 199 seats in parliament, said the full election results should be confirmed by 4 May and he hoped his government could be installed the next day.

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