Hungary’s Magyar Says to Suspend State Media Broadcast, Pass New Media Law

BUDAPEST, April ⁠15 (Reuters) – ⁠Hungary’s election ⁠winner Peter Magyar ​said on Wednesday that ‌his government will ‌suspend ⁠the ⁠broadcast of state media, pass a ​new media law, set up a ​new media authority and ⁠ensure ⁠press freedom ⁠after his ​cabinet takes power.

“Every Hungarian deserves ​a ⁠public service media that broadcasts the truth,” ⁠Magyar said in an interview on ⁠state Kossuth radio. Magyar’s TISZA (Respect and Freedom) party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election, ending Prime ⁠Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.

(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Anita ​Komuves; Editing by ​Sonali Paul)

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