Magyar’s first target: Hungary’s state-controlled media

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Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar used landmark appearances on state-controlled media outlets on Wednesday to reaffirm his intention to suspend their broadcasts as soon as he’s sworn in. Over the course of his 16-year reign, outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gradually took over 80 percent of the Hungarian media. That dominance was cited as a major issue in EU investigations into the country’s democratic backsliding. During an interview on the state-controlled M1 television network,

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