Incoming Hungarian PM Magyar wants to celebrate end of Orbán's rule

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Hungary when incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar takes the oath of office at the square near the entrance to the parliament building to celebrate the final moments of Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule.

Source: AP, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Before taking charge of the country, Magyar has called on Hungarians to join a full-day "regime change" celebration on Saturday to mark his inauguration and the end of the Orbán era.

"We will step through the gateway of regime change with a huge party. Come along, and invite your family and friends!" Magyar wrote on his social media.

Among the priorities Magyar has outlined for his future government are repairing relations with EU partners, which Orbán had pushed to the brink of rupture, and restoring Hungary's place among Western democracies, which had been called into question as Orbán moved increasingly closer to Russia.

As a sign of this commitment, Tisza party representatives have said that from Saturday the EU flag will once again be displayed on the facade of the parliament building. Orbán's government removed it in 2014.

Magyar is due to take the oath of office at approximately 15:00 local time on 9 May, after which he will address the crowd in the street. In the invitation to the event, he promised artistic performances and surprise guests.

The liberal mayor of the Hungarian capital Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, also announced a "regime-closing" party to mark the ending of the regime on the banks of the Danube – an event he said is intended to express gratitude to Hungarians who stood against Orbán's regime for years.

"Teachers fired, civilians and journalists humiliated, small churches torn apart. We can finally leave this era behind us – but first, let us remember the everyday heroes and express our gratitude with a farewell to the regime," the mayor of the Hungarian capital wrote on his social media.

Background: Following the results of the parliamentary elections in Hungary, the opposition Tisza party secured a constitutional majority and will hold 141 seats.

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