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Péter Magyar

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Péter Magyar is the newly elected prime minister of Hungary.

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"If the Druzhba pipeline is in a condition to carry oil, then it should be reopened as promised."
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"I would not advise the Ukrainian president to go down that road. Not only Hungary, but Europe as a whole would reject it."
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"These align with the European Commission’s expectations."
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"In October, Hungarians would mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, having turned over a new page in their history to become part of the 'free world'."
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"the end of propaganda broadcasts"
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"Historic day which marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms"
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"The Ukrainian president has threatened prime minister Viktor Orbán."
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"Hungary's energy supply could become 'critical' from Monday due to the Paks shutdown and the ongoing heatwave."
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"Fidesz crossed all limits, and called the video heartless manipulation."
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"Fidesz crossed all limits and called the video heartless manipulation."
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"Quiero dejar claro que [Orbán] no podrá impedir las elecciones del próximo domingo."
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"Hungarians have every reason to fear that the outgoing prime minister, following the advice of Russian agents, is attempting to instil fear in his own people through false-flag operations."
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"Several people publicly pointed out that something might 'accidentally' happen in Serbia near the gas pipeline around the Easter period – a week before the Hungarian elections. And now it has happened."
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"I also want to stress that he will not succeed in disrupting next Sunday's elections. He will not be able to prevent millions of Hungarians from putting an end to the two most corrupt decades in our country's history."
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"If Orbán's propaganda machine uses this provocation for campaign purposes, that will be an open admission that this was a planned false flag operation."
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"offered his 'sincere condolences' to the families of the victims and wished those injured a speedy recovery."
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"We're at the gates of a two-thirds majority victory. Let's gear up and push for the last 100m!"
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"voters are being posed a choice between East and West, propaganda or honest public discourse, corruption or clean public life."
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