Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up

Hungarian public broadcaster Kossuth Radio and M1 Television have suspended broadcasting following Péter Magyar's landslide election victory over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, according to The Guardian. Magyar announced the suspension on Facebook as the end of propaganda broadcasts. 'They lied at night, they lied during the day, they lied on every wavelength,' Magyar said of the outlets under Orbán's control.

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