Péter Magyar set to be sworn in as Hungary's prime minister
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Updated · BBC.com · May 7
Péter Magyar set to be sworn in as Hungary's prime minister
17 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 7
His two-year-old Tisza party holds 141 of 199 seats, while Viktor Orbán's Fidesz slumped to 52 and key figures will not take their parliamentary seats.
Before Saturday's Budapest celebration, justice minister nominee Márton Melléthei-Barna withdrew after criticism, as Tisza promised lawful corruption investigations and an office to recover stolen assets.
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