The 'absolute cinema' of life after Orbán: Hungary's new leader takes on the authoritarian state

He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years.

He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years. Now Hungary's new prime minister faces a daunting task: taking on the authoritarian state built by Viktor Orbán.

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No sooner had Peter Magyar finished posing with the country’s smiling president this week, he called the Orbán-aligned figurehead unworthy, unfit and demanded his resignation.

Magyar, 45, also posted a video of the meeting, in which he spotted Orbán himself on a nearby balcony. "Absolute cinema," Magyar said, raising his hands to reflect the popular meme.