Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his government are setting a fast pace of reform.
In his first few weeks in office, Magyar lifted EU blockades introduced by his predecessor, Viktor Orban, and launched a dialogue with Ukraine, which Orban had labeled "The Empire of Evil."
Back home in Budapest, parliament has approved cuts to the salaries of lawmakers and ministers and limited a prime minister's time in office to a maximum of two terms.
Much of this was anti-Orban symbolism. But with these changes under his belt, Magyar has now turned his attention to the substance of his predecessor's regime.
Orban had laid out plans that stretched decades into the future: In the event of his party losing the election, civil servants who would be difficult to replace would sabotage the work of new governments. In addition, billions were squirreled away to continue financing Orban's network.
