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Hungary's prime minister-elect vows to suspend 'propaganda machine' state media

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Hungary's prime minister-elect has vowed to suspend state media news coverage, describing it as a "propaganda machine," when his government takes office around mid-May.

Péter Magyar, whose landslide election victory on Sunday brought an end to Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power, detailed his plans for the suspension as he gave two tense interviews to public radio and television on Wednesday.

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