Breaking – Péter Magyar reveals new members of his cabinet

Péter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, has disclosed new names for his forming cabinet. Political scientist Bálint Ruff will head the Prime Minister’s Office, while Tisza MP Viktória Lőrincz will be Hungary’s new Minister for Rural Development.

What we know about Péter Magyar’s cabinet

Péter Magyar announced his new cabinet members in a Facebook post shared less than an hour ago. He wrote that Lőrincz won the Somogy 01 electoral district and proved during the campaign that she was a respected, highly knowledgeable, thoroughly affable, and hard-working patriot. With experience in law and local government, she will serve Hungary well as its next rural development minister. Magyar outlined three goals for the new ministry: supporting rural Hungary, strengthening local communities, and reducing regional disparities.

Meanwhile, Dr Bálint Ruff, a Hungarian political scientist, will be Péter Magyar’s next Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office. According to Magyar, he will be responsible for carrying out a real regime change. Magyar wrote that Ruff has extensive public administration experience, as well as being a well-known figure in Hungarian public life. He is a responsible and unyielding expert—qualities that are greatly needed in Hungary, the new premier added.

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