Magyar to meet Hungarian president as Trump says next PM 'a good man'

Magyar to meet Hungarian president as Trump says next PM 'a good man'12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul KirbyEurope digital editor in BudapestM1 TV/BBCPéter Magyar appeared on public TV and radio for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday, saying he had not been allowed under his predecessor The man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years in office, Péter Magyar, is set to meet Hungary's president, seeking a speedy transfer of power after Sunday's landslide victory.President Tamás Sulyok, who has refused Magyar's demand to step down, is widely expected to nominate Magyar as the next prime minister. Magyar has said he needs to be in office by about 5 MayHungary's next PM appeared on public radio and TV for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday and made clear his intention to suspend their news coverage, which he has condemned as propaganda.Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said Magyar was a "good man", having actively campaigned for Orbán."I think the new man's going to do a good job," Trump told ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl, having previously called on Hungarians to "get out and vote" for his friend and close ally, Orbán.The outgoing PM was also invited to the meeting on Wednesday by President Sulyok.Magyar broke with Orbán's party in March 2024 and over two years attracted a cross-section of public support for his Tisza party, which swept the ruling Fidesz from power on Sunday with a so-called super-majority of two-thirds of the seats in parliament.He said 70-80% of Hungary's media had been requisitioned by Orbán allies, insulting him and his party with 300 lies every day, not allowing him a single appearance on state TV even once.But that changed on Wednesday, first with a half-hour broadcast on state-run Kossuth radio followed by an appearance on M1 TV, in which he confirmed his aim to suspend their news coverage and form a new broadcast authority to ensure pre...