Hungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interview

NewsWorldEuropeHungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interviewPeter Magyar slammed the channels as bring part of outgoing prime minister Viktor Orban’s ’propaganda machine’Alex Croft Thursday 16 April 2026 17:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958926","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/peter-magyar-hungary-pm-state-broadcaster-interview-b2958926.html","title":"Hungary’s new PM tells broadcaster ‘we are shutting you down’ in first interview"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-17597","index":0}Election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party speaks to the media on the day of a meeting with Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-a...