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New Hungarian leader Magyar says pro-Orban president must resign

Hungary's Magyar thanks Russia, China for 'accepting' vote result
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Hungary’s new leader Peter Magyar said Wednesday that he had told President Tamas Sulyok, a supporter of ousted prime minister Viktor Orban, that he should resign following Orban’s election defeat.

Magyar said he made the call during a meeting to discuss the convening of parliament following Sunday’s election. “I repeated to him that, in my eyes and in the eyes of the Hungarian people, he is unworthy of embodying the unity of the Hungarian nation, incapable of ensuring respect for the law,” Magyar said.

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