Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister ending 16-year Orbán era

Jubilation in Budapest as new leader invites people to step through gate of regime change'

The pro-European centre-right leader Peter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary, marking the official end to Viktor Orban's 16 years in power.

Saturday's ceremony - during which Magyar had invited people to join him to write Hungarian history" together and step through the gate of regime change" - comes a month after his opposition Tisza party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.