Hungarian calls on Hungarian president and leading judges to resign by May 31

The Hungarian announced the first round of names for his future cabinet, including proposals for foreign, finance and economy ministers, after the first meeting of his party's parliamentary group.

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Peter Magjar, Photo: Reuters
Peter Magjar, Photo: Reuters
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Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar has reiterated a call for Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, who is supported by outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, and leading judges to resign by May 31 or face dismissal.

"We expect the resignations of Orban's puppets, May 31 is the deadline for them to resign. After that, we will live with our mandate and legal possibilities to remove them from office," the Hungarian said at a press conference in Budapest, Reuters reported.

The Hungarian announced the first round of names for his future cabinet at a press conference today, including proposals for foreign, finance and economy ministers, after the first meeting of his party's parliamentary group.

The Hungarian and his center-right Tisza party convincingly defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban's party in the April 12 election, securing a two-thirds majority in the future Hungarian parliament that will allow them to overturn many of the policies Orban implemented during his 16-year rule, the AP agency reports.

Peter Magyar's party won 141 seats out of 199 in parliament, the largest majority in Hungary's post-communist history, while Orban's far-right Eurosceptic Fidesz party has 52 seats, compared to 135 seats before the election.

The Hungarian said the number of ministers would be increased to 16 from the current 12.

He presented several appointments from his party. He proposed Anita Orbán, who is not related to the current Prime Minister Orbán, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Istvan Kapitány as Minister of Economy and Energy, and András Kármán as Minister of Finance.

The Hungarian stated that his government would create a government that "will be worthy of the trust of the Hungarian people."

He promised to carry out a major overhaul of much of Hungary's governing structure and create separate ministries of health, environmental protection and education that did not exist under Orban.

The inaugural session of the new parliament will be held on May 9 or 10, the Hungarian said, after which the parliament will immediately elect a prime minister. Confirmation of the cabinet members will follow in the coming days.

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