Peter Magyar will be officially sworn in as Prime Minister by the Hungarian parliament on May 9, 2026, just under a month after his landslide victory in the parliamentary elections against Viktor Orban. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
Budapest: Peter Magyar is to be sworn in as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday as he promises "regime change" after Viktor Orban's 16 years in power.
He scored a landslide victory last month pledging wide-ranging reforms to fight corruption.
Magyar, 45, also wants to undo changes Orban made to institutions to control the judiciary, media, academia and other sectors.
Magyar's Tisza party won 141 of parliament's 199 seats in the April 12 election, a comfortable two-thirds majority enabling it to change the constitution and push through key reforms.
As one of his most urgent tasks, Magyar is trying to unlock billions of euros in EU funds locked by Brussels over rule-of-law concerns.
Magyar will take the oath of office during parliament's inaugural session, opening at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) and will be live-streamed on large screens set up around the parliamentary building.
Lawmakers are expected to elect Magyar as prime minister in the afternoon and he is then expected to address supporters outside parliament.
