Hungary’s prime minister-elect vows to suspend ‘propaganda machine’ state media
Péter Magyar compares media coverage to Nazi-era Germany and aims to ‘restore its public service character’
Hungary’s prime minister-elect has vowed to suspend state media news coverage, describing it as a “propaganda machine,” when his government takes office around mid-May.
Péter Magyar, whose landslide election victory on Sunday https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-as-opposition-wins-hungarian-election">brought an end to leader Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power, detailed his plans for the suspension as he gave two tense interviews to public radio and television on Wednesday.
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