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POLAND PERSPECTIVE
PETER MAGYAR SWORN IN AS HUNGARY'S PRIME MINISTER — ENDING 16 YEARS OF ORBÁN RULE
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DOMINANT ANGLE
Warsaw's Ziobro test: will Magyar keep his extradition promise from day one?
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Warsaw watches Magyar with a particular eye: Zbigniew Ziobro, former Polish Justice Minister accused of corruption and leading a criminal group, was photographed at Newark Liberty International Airport on the very day of Magyar's inauguration. Ziobro had obtained asylum in Hungary under Orbán, and Magyar had promised to extradite him to Poland from his first day in office. He apparently fled before Magyar could execute that promise. Polish reporters trace the chronology: Ziobro in Budapest, personal meeting with Orbán, asylum granted in December 2025. Then, knowing Magyar was going to win, Ziobro prepares an exit — and leaves for the US. The double irony: Trump, an ideological ally of both Orbán and Ziobro, could offer him a hospitable welcome. First symbolic test of Magyar's mandate: can he obtain Ziobro's extradition from the United States?
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