The defeat of outgoing prime minister Viktor Orban, who is set to hand over the reins of government to Péter Magyar on Saturday, is bringing a wave of change to the country. Oligarchs close to the former regime are now facing a surge of investigations.

New leader urges Hungarians to help him end illiberalism as he faces calls to investigate years of corruption

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.