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Hungary has sworn in Peter Magyar as its new PM after an election victory in April. Magyar's party has the seats it needs to undo reforms his predecessor made that critics say damaged Hungary's democracy. But he also faces economic headwinds from the start.
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00:00Hungary has sworn in Peter Matyor as its new prime minister,
00:04the country's first new leader after 16 years under his predecessor, Viktor Orban.
00:10Matyor's party won a landslide in an April 12 election,
00:13giving him the majority he needs to start undoing reforms that critics say
00:17were used to restrict and harm Hungarian democracy.
00:21He faces early tests, including unlocking billions of euros in suspended EU funds
00:26and overcoming economic troubles worsened by energy costs that have soared amid war in the Middle East.
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