The man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years in office, Péter Magyar, is meeting 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 May
Hungary'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.
