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[–] fonix232@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Not really.

First of all, Magyar's cabinet and government doesn't take over until 1 June. The current government now takes the role of a transitional government (they're dealing with day to day operations but no major changes, no new legislation, etc.), and now the waiting on the president of the republic begins. Once the president approves of the new government based on the election results, Magyar's government can form and take over the state ministries and media.

The real issue will be KESMA, a privately held media conglomerate that was funneled a lot of state money to buy up radio and TV stations, online news portals, newspapers of all kinds (from the freely handed out Metropol newspapers through the local daily news and weekly/monthly magazines), and so on. Some 95% of all Hungarian media is within this conglomerate, privately held by Orbán friendly people, guaranteed to be used as opposition propaganda pieces.

Getting the state media back into a more neutral position is but the first battle of an uphill war.