Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHungary's incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has vowed to shut down state media news channels, describing them as a "factory of lies" after his landslide election victory. Magyar, whose Tisza party defeated nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban, plans to establish a "real, independent public broadcaster" that provides a platform for the opposition. In a series of interviews on pro-Orban channels, Magyar criticised the media as a "propaganda machine", accusing them of spreading falsehoods and likening their coverage to North Korea and Nazi Germany. He noted that it took an "unprecedented mandate" from over 3.3 million Hungarians for him to be allowed on public media after more than 18 months. Magyar has also called for President Dr Tamas Sulyok, an ally of Viktor Orban, to resign, stating he is "unworthy" and "unfit" to represent the Hungarian nation. In fullHungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interviewThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hungary’s incoming PM vows to shut down state media, calls it ‘factory of lies’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHungary's incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has vowed to shut down state media news channels, describing them as a "factory of lies" after his landslide election victory. Magyar, whose Tisza party defeated nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban, plans to establish a "real, independent public broadcaster" that provides a platform for the opposition. In a series of interviews on pro-Orban channels, Magyar criticised the media as a "propaganda machine", accusing them of spreading falsehoods and likening their coverage to North Korea and Nazi Germany. He noted that it took an "unprecedented mandate" from over 3.3 million Hungarians for him to be allowed on public media after more than 18 months. Magyar has also called for President Dr Tamas Sulyok, an ally of Viktor Orban, to resign, stating he is "unworthy" and "unfit" to represent the Hungarian nation. In fullHungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interviewThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
