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o far, Péter Magyar has not missed a beat. Since his sweeping victory over Viktor Orban in Hungary's elections on Sunday, April 12, the conservative, pro-European candidate has delivered a fiery victory speech and held a lengthy press conference in which he detailed his plans to fight corruption and restore institutions in the Central European country as it emerges from 16 years of far-right rule.
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Hungary enters new era following Orban's defeat
Although his supporters are eager to settle scores with the outgoing prime minister's inner circle, accused of egregiously enriching itself at the expense of Hungarian and European taxpayers, Magyar has made it clear that he intends to respect the rule of law. "It is not the prime minister's role to decide if his predecessor should end up in prison. His job is to guarantee the independence of the judiciary," he said, ruling out the possibility of instituting summary justice.
