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Sandor Zsiros

'Public media cannot lie': Hungary pulls plug on state broadcaster in post-Orbán purge

Broadcasts on Hungary's national television and radio channels stopped on Tuesday afternoon after a temporary management team was installed.

Shutting down the service had long been a promise of Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who took power in April after ousting Viktor Orbán, who had governed Hungary for 16 years.

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