{"id":1365995,"date":"2026-05-09T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1365995"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:05:28","slug":"zelenskyy-congratulates-magyar-on-beginning-his-term-as-hungarian-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-congratulates-magyar-on-beginning-his-term-as-hungarian-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Magyar Sworn In as Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister as Zelenskyy Congratulates Him on Taking Office"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated Peter Magyar on his appointment and the start of his work as Prime Minister of Hungary.<\/p>\n   <p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a>, Zelenskyy announced this on social media platform\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2053114847307374860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p>According to him, it is symbolic that the inauguration takes place on Europe Day.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Ukraine is ready to deepen cooperation with Hungary and build strong relations between our countries based on good neighborliness and respect for our people,&#8221; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He stressed that &#8220;together, we can bring greater strength to our nations and make all of Europe stronger.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I wish you success and good results in office!&#8221; Zelenskyy added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister P\u00e9ter Magyar arrived at the country\u2019s parliament building on Saturday, May 9, and took his oath of office.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cCentre-right leader Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary&#8217;s prime \u2060minister on Saturday,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He assumed the position after winning on promises of change following years of economic stagnation and strained relations with key allied countries during the tenure of his predecessor Viktor Orb\u00e1n.<\/p>\n   <p>As reported earlier, Hungarian election winner P\u00e9ter Magyar announced that the official inauguration ceremony as Prime Minister would take place on May 9.<\/p>\n   <p>Hungary\u2019s future ruling party Tisza plans to redirect \u20ac16.2 billion in EU defense loans away from companies linked to outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, aiming to accelerate access to these funds.<\/p>\n   <p>The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar, arrived at the country&#8217;s parliament building on Saturday, May 9, and took the oath of office.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/journalists-confirm-russian-military-losses-in-ukraine-exceed-350-000-dead\/\">Journalists Confirm Russian Military Losses in Ukraine Exceed 350,000 Dead<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated Peter Magyar on his appointment and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1318607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51,36415,36422,55,50,36572],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1365995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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