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Posted on April 15, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GooglePéter Magyar, leader of the pro‑European Tisza Party, won Hungary’s April 12 parliamentary election with a two‑thirds supermajority and expects President Tamás Sulyok to ask him to form a government. The new administration could be sworn in by mid‑May, possibly as early as May 5.
BUDAPEST, April 15 (Reuters) - Election winner Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that President Tamas Sulyok would ask him at the inaugural session of parliament to form Hungary's next government, which could be sworn in by the middle of next month or somewhat sooner.
"The President has informed me that he will ask me at the inaugural session of the new parliament to be Prime Minister and form a government, as the leader of the party that got the most votes," Magyar said after meeting Sulyok.
(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs)
Hungary's new government is expected to be formed by mid-May.
President Tamas Sulyok will request Peter Magyar to form the new government.
Peter Magyar will be asked to be Prime Minister and form the government.
The announcement took place in Budapest after a meeting between Peter Magyar and President Tamas Sulyok.
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