Ministers take office in Hungary's first non-Orbán government in 16 years
The new cabinet plans to recover misused public funds and unlock about 17 billion euros in frozen European Union aid.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Péter Magyar's new 16-minister cabinet was sworn into office, marking the final transfer of power from Viktor Orbán's 16-year administration.
- Magyar's pro-European Tisza party defeated Orbán's Fidesz last month, gaining 141 of 199 parliamentary seats and a two-thirds majority that enables sweeping policy reversals.
- New foreign minister Anita Orbán said Monday her ministry's primary task is to "bring EU funds home," targeting about $20 billion in frozen European Union funding.
- Magyar plans to establish a National Asset Recovery and Protection Office to investigate misused funds and will join the European Public Prosecutor to address past misconduct.
- The government is creating new ministries for health, education, and environmental protection to revive an economy stagnant for four years while restoring democratic institutions.
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Péter Magyar’s Government Officially Takes Office
President Tamás Sulyok formally appointed the 16 ministers of Hungary’s new Tisza government during a ceremony held at the Sándor Palace on Tuesday afternoon, officially completing the formation of Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s cabinet. Under Hungary’s Fundamental Law, ministers are appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the prime minister. With the formal appointment of the ministers, the new government officially entered office.…
The ministers were sworn in in parliament. Anita Orbán will be Magyar's deputy.
The ministers of the Tisza government were sworn in at a ceremonial session of the National Assembly. According to Péter Magyar, four ministries in the new government will have a prominent role in the regime change.
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