Peter Magyar vows swift end to Orban’s rule as pressure mounts to secure EU funding

NewsWorldEuropePeter Magyar vows swift end to Orban’s rule as pressure mounts to secure EU fundingThe new Hungarian leader announced his government could assume power in the first week of MayJustin Spike Wednesday 15 April 2026 15:31 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":"b2958252","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/peter-magyar-hungary-orban-eu-funding-b2958252.html","title":"Peter Magyar vows swift end to Orban’s rule as pressure mounts to secure EU funding"}}CloseWho is Hungary’s new leader, and what does this mean for Europe and US?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-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Hungary's election victor, Peter Magyar, has announced that the coun...