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The new Hungarian government is preparing an administrative shake-up (Photo: European Commission)

Orbán prepares to change Hungary's government system

Viktor Orbán, Hungary's newly elected prime minister, is preparing to overhaul the political system. The composition of his cabinet - the second smallest in the EU – reflects the appetite for change: more power to the prime minister to take strategic decisions, less need for him to get involved in the messy business of daily politics.

According to Mr Orbán, his new team will be fast, effective and conservative. "Prime ministering with some presidential flavour", is how the Hungarian med...

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The new Hungarian government is preparing an administrative shake-up (Photo: European Commission)

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