Turning the page on Orbán’s rule: Magyar to be sworn in as Hungary PM

New leader urges Hungarians to help him end illiberalism as he faces calls to investigate years of corruption Inside Hungary’s dazzling neo-Gothic parliament, the scenes will be solemn on Saturday as the new leader, Péter Magyar, is sworn in. Outside is where the party is expected to unfold, as people pour in from across the country to mark a pivotal moment: the formal end of Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power. It comes weeks after Magyar and his opposition Tisza party won a landslide victory i...

By Ashifa Kassam and Flora Garamvolgyi in Györ and Budapest

Incoming Hungarian PM Magyar wants to celebrate end of Orbán's rule

The 9 May parade in Moscow will take place without military equipment and without foreign journalists – only Russian media will be admitted.

By Iryna Kutielieva,VALENTYNA ROMANENKO

Hungary: new govt intent on initiating swift systemic change

Peter Magyar and his government are determined to push ahead with change at full throttle. But even before the cabinet is sworn in, there has been a "resignation." And questions remain about Magyar's Ukraine policy.

BiH Prosecutor’s Office forms case over new Gradiska border crossing

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has formed a case following a criminal complaint against Zijad Krnjic, a member of the Governing Boa

I authorised OSP to prosecute cases – Former AG Godfred Dame

Former Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has asserted that during his tenure under the immediate past New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, he personally granted the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) the authority to prosecute cases, countering claims that the office lacked the necessary legal authorisation. Speaking in an interview with Evans Mensah on the Joy News channel, Mr. Dame explained that Section 4 of the OSP Act (Act 959) clearly recognises the Attorney-General’s authori...

By Isaac Yeboah

Péter Magyar’s Brother-In-Law Ministerial Nominee Resigns, Second Minister to Hand Back Nomination After Education Minister

“We need to strengthen, not weaken, the social consensus behind the rule of law and the administration of justice. And the family and personal ties I have with the prime minister are not helping that right now,” Márton Melléthei-Barna pointed out on his social media page, announcing that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the […] The post Péter Magyar’s Brother-In-Law Ministerial Nominee Resigns, Second Minister to Hand Back Nomination After Education Minister appeared first on Hungary Today.

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