Rhythm nation: politician’s viral dance moves mark new, optimistic era for Hungary

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Zsolt Hegedűs’s joyful dancing at the election of Péter Magyar sparked joy across the country last month

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/hungary-prime-minister-peter-magyar-sworn-in-viktor-oban">As Hungary’s Péter Magyar took office, ousting Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, the day-long event on Saturday was laced with symbolism, from the return of the EU flag to parliament to the ringing out of the European anthem, Ode to Joy.

But it was the 56-year-old tipped to be the new health minister – and more specifically, his dance moves – that may have inadvertently become the most potent symbol of Hungary’s new political era.

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