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Two Hungarian public broadcasters close to Viktor Orban have halted broadcasting as part of efforts to undo the longtime nationalist leader’s hold on the media, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Tuesday.

Control of the media was a key pillar of Orban’s 16-year rule, during which he transformed the central European country into a self-styled “illiberal” democracy.

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