France, May 9 -- The former government insider turned critic whose Tisza party resoundingly won April 12 legislative elections, vowed he would bring in "regime change".

That was underlined by the speaker of the new parliament ordering the EU flag be reinstalled on the building, after a 12-year absence under Orban, just ahead of Magyar taking his oath of office in the legislature.

The European Union has been effusive in its welcome of Magyar, seeing his arrival as Hungary's leader as drawing a line under years of hostility and obstructionism from Budapest. People attend Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar's swearing-in ceremony outside the Hungarian parliament in Budapest on May 9, 2026.

European Commission President Ursula v...