Hungary’s premier-elect Péter Magyar said he would relocate the prime minister’s office in Budapest once he is sworn in.
“Under the Tisza government, the Prime Minister’s Office will not be based in the Carmelite Palace in the Castle District, which Viktor Orbán had set up for himself, but in one of the ministry buildings near parliament,” Magyar wrote on X on Thursday.
The baroque Carmelite Monastery in Buda, on the western side of the Danube, historically served as a Catholic monastery and later as a theater before being converted into Prime Minister Orbán’s office in 2019 at a cost reported to be more than €50 million. Hungary’s parliament building, one of Budapest’s most iconic landmarks, is located on the eastern bank of the river.
The move marks another effort by Magyar to distance himself from his predecessor, after he appeared on Orbán-affiliated state television to announce that he would suspend their operations. In an interview Wednesday, Magyar described the broadcaster as a “factory of lies” and said he would “immediately suspend the false news service.”
Magyar’s Tisza party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election, drawing congratulations from most European leaders. He is expected to be installed as prime minister by parliament in early May.
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<p>The post was clearly a response to something American President Donald Trump posted earlier in the day. After revealing that he would not be able to attend the Boston event, Trump, who <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/canada-trump-trudeau-tariffs" target="_blank">plans to impose heavy tariffs on Canada,</a> continued to push the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state and referred to Trudeau as a "governor."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Trudeau later doubled down on Instagram, proudly sporting his Team Canada jersey in celebration. His post quickly racked up thousands of likes and comments from Canadians cheering on the victory.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGUmGzcsjya/" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">
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<p>NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was just as fired up, posting a photo of himself in a McDavid jersey.</p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1892795887119737244">
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<p>The North American showdown truly was a nail-biter from start to finish. After a 1-1 tie in the first period and a 2-2 deadlock after the second, neither team could break through in the third. The tension was through the roof heading into overtime, where McDavid finally got it done at 8:18.</p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1892797553990664280">
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>As <em>O Canada</em> echoed through the arena, Canadian players hoisted the trophy high. Forward Nathan MacKinnon was named MVP of the tournament, finishing with four goals.</p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1892810568345485411">
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<p>Meanwhile, the rest of the internet continues to erupt with memes — because if there's one thing Canadians love more than winning at hockey, it's rubbing it in.</p><p><br/></p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em>
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