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Hungary Media Outlet Stops Calling Incoming Prime Minister an Insect
A Hungarian newspaper affiliated with the former ruling party will no longer refer to the incoming prime minister as a "bug" or insect following a court order. The incoming prime minister has called for a complete regime change after elections in April.
May 9, 12:01 AM·1m read1 source
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" The flagship outlet of the media operation tied to the longtime ruling party sent the statement in a letter after a court ordered the change. " The letter was not voluntary but followed a court directive. The incoming prime minister takes office on Saturday.
The incoming prime minister has said his election victory on April 12 should produce not only a new government but a "complete regime change" after 16 years of rule by the defeated Fidesz party. He has promised to remove individuals he described as "puppets of the old regime" from positions across government and public institutions.
The scale of any such change will depend on addressing a network of patronage that placed loyalists of the former ruling party in businesses, the judiciary, regulatory agencies, prosecutors' offices and the news media. For now, many who held positions under the former government are changing sides ahead of the transition.
While some are resisting what they view as a purge, others who depended on the former ruling party for employment and protection have already begun to switch their allegiances. The incoming prime minister takes over as prime minister on Saturday following the April 12 elections.
