Hungary’s new election winner Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that his incoming government will suspend state media broadcasts and introduce sweeping reforms to the country’s media landscape, marking one of his first major policy announcements following a landslide election victory.
Speaking in an interview on state Kossuth radio, Magyar said his administration would pass a new media law, establish a new media authority, and guarantee press freedom once in office.
“Every Hungarian deserves a public service media that broadcasts the truth,” Magyar said.
Magyar’s TISZA (Respect and Freedom) party secured a decisive win in Sunday’s election, bringing an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule and reshaping Hungary’s political direction.
Alongside the suspension of state media broadcasts, Magyar pledged broader structural changes aimed at reforming public communications and ensuring what he described as independent and accountable journalism under his government.
