Hungary election winner Magyar expects to form government by mid-May

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM

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)


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