Péter Magyar

About

Péter Magyar (born 16 March 1981) is a Hungarian politician who has been serving as prime minister of Hungary since May 2026. He has also been the president of the Tisza Party since 2024. Magyar served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2024 to 2026.
A former member of longtime governing party Fidesz, Magyar garnered nationwide attention when he announced his resignation from all government-related positions amidst the Katalin Novák presidential pardon scandal in February 2024, after expressing deep dissatisfaction with how Fidesz was governing the country. In March 2024, he announced his desire to form a new political platform for those dissatisfied with both the government and the establishment opposition. He assumed leadership of the formerly unknown Tisza Party, emerging as the most prominent opposition leader.
In the 2024 European Parliament election, his party secured second place behind Fidesz, gaining nearly 30% of the vote, the highest number and percentage of votes by any non-Fidesz party since 2006. He led Tisza into the 2026 parliamentary election, winning a supermajority of seats to oust long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Magyar has described himself…