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Hungary's Péter Magyar was sworn in today as the country's new prime minister, ending 16 years of autocratic rule by Viktor Orbán.
Magyar's center-right Tisza Party defeated Orbán's nationalist-populist Fidesz party in a shock result last month, securing more votes and seats in Parliament than any other party in Hungary's post-communist history.
The victory, which gave Tisza a two-thirds majority in Parliament, will enable her to undo many of the policies that earned Orbán a reputation as a far-right authoritarian in the eyes of his critics.
In a speech to lawmakers in the Hungarian Parliament after the swearing-in ceremony, Magyar said he would not use his position to "rule" Hungary, but to serve his homeland.
"I'm not standing here because I'm different from anyone else in this country. I'm here because millions of Hungarians decided they want change. And this trust we've received is both a burden of honor and a moral obligation, but also a wonderful feeling ," Magyar said.
Magyar has pledged to restore democratic institutions and government checks and balances, which were significantly weakened during Orbán's rule, as well as to crack down on alleged corruption.
His government is expected to change the political dynamics within the European Union, where the former prime minister had often troubled the bloc by vetoing key decisions, most recently on support for neighboring Ukraine.
Tisza now controls 141 seats in the 199-seat Hungarian Parliament. Orbán's Fidesz-KDNP coalition has 52 seats, down from 135 previously, while the far-right Mi Hazánk ("Our Homeland") party has six seats.
The 199 deputies took the oath at around 11:00 a.m. local time. Orbán was not among them for the first time since the creation of Hungary's first post-communist parliament in 1990.
Earlier, Magyar had called on Hungarians to participate in an all-day “regime change” celebration in Kossuth Square, opposite the Parliament, to mark his inauguration and the end of the Orbán era.
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