Hungary's next PM would pick up if Putin calls and tell him to stop Ukraine war
Russia has offered "pragmatic" relations, but Péter Magyar says he will not call Vladimir Putin himself.
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Notable Quotes
"If Vladimir Putin calls I'll pick up the phone."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"Hungary has chosen Europe."
— Viktor Orbán , Politician
"my voters had rewritten Hungarian history."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"painful election result"
— Viktor Orbán , Politician
"If Vladimir Putin calls I'll pick up the phone."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"Hungary has chosen Europe."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"Today we won because the Hungarian people didn't ask what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country."
— Péter Magyar , Politician
"If you think about the kind of political headwinds that … Magyar had to sail against, such as the funding asymmetry that his party had against the state apparatus of Orbán, media access, the novelty of the party — I mean, he built up a whole machine at extreme levels of professionality in two years."
— Abel Bojar , Academic
Key People
Abel Bojar is the research director at the polling platform Europion.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
JD Vance is a United States Senator from Ohio and a prominent figure in conservative politics.
Judit Varga is a former Minister of Justice in Hungary.
Katalin Novák is the President of Hungary.
Péter Magyar is the newly elected prime minister of Hungary.
Péter Szijjártó is the Hungarian Foreign Minister.
Russian Foreign Minister.
Ursula von der Leyen is the president of the European Commission.
Viktor Orbán is the Prime Minister of Hungary, noted for his controversial political policies and influence in Central Europe.
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
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Russia has offered "pragmatic" relations, but Péter Magyar says he will not call Vladimir Putin himself.
An overview of Péter Magyar's background, including his rise to prominence as a government whistleblower and his campaign against corruption, leading to his election as Hungary's new prime minister.
Péter Magyar, Hungary's newly elected prime minister, stated he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin to advocate for ending the war in Ukraine, though he doubted his influence would lead to an immediate ceasefire.
Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister, expressed willingness to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge an end to the war in Ukraine, despite skepticism about influencing the conflict's outcome.
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