Hungary's freshly convened National Assembly officially installed Péter Magyar as prime minister on Saturday (9 May). From his Tisza party's 140 lawmakers, one chose to abstain, while 54 opposed the vote. Spectators packing Kossuth Square erupted in applause.

"I appear before you profoundly touched," Magyar opened his extensive parliamentary address following the prime ministerial oath - an oration largely critiquing Viktor Orbán's regime.

"Our forebears sacrificed their lives for this country," he stated post-introduction, expressing his aspiration to honor figures like Lajos Batthyány, Imre Nagy and József Antall.

Magyar conveyed to lawmakers his sense of duty, having witnessed both noble precedents and the corrupting influence of authority on a leader.

"I will not govern Hungary - I will serve my homeland," he affirmed.

He expressed gratitude to Hungarians for the extraordinary journey of the last two years. In his words, the populace granted authority to halt decades of stagnation and enact systemic reform. Yet true renewal demands reckoning with history, ensuring justice and fostering harmony.

"Symbolically, the key figures Viktor Orbán and Ferenc Gyurcsány are absent from these seats," Magyar noted, contending that the former premiers faltered ethically, politically and personally.

The incoming leader cataloged the nation's challenges, spanning poverty and inequality to strains in health care, education, housing and child welfare. He highlighted prominent graft cases as well.

According to Magyar, casualties of the old order encompassed Fidesz supporters, hard-right Mi Hazánk voters and left-leaning citizens alike. "The Hungarian people bear no blame for this," he insisted, pinning fault on a select elite. "Hungary shall unite all its citizens as one home," he promised.

Among initial legislation in the revamped National Assembly, the new head of government announced a bill creating the independent National Office for Asset Recovery and Protection, free from executive interference or partisan misuse.

Political ties, allegiance or old friendships will offer no shield from reckoning, he stressed. "Hungary ends its era of impunity."

Magyar reiterated demands for President Tamás Sulyok and prior-regime institution leaders to step down. Speaking straight to the president, he enumerated instances of needed intervention met with silence.

Unlike politicians from the old guard, Magyar, as prime minister, extended apologies to victims of the deficient child protection framework.

He further apologized to those neglected by the state lately, plus civil society advocates, educators, reporters, medical staff and public personalities targeted for dissent or divergent opinions.

Never again shall propaganda sow nationwide dread, he asserted.

Magyar implored the public to vigilantly monitor officials and enforce promise-keeping. He encouraged dialogue across divides to transcend partisan rifts.

He enumerated beneficiaries of the incoming administration - overlooked groups from struggling youth to civil servants, instructors, medics, law enforcement and emergency responders.

Magyar reiterated plans for a compassionate Hungary where dignity prevails and financial hardship fades.

Additionally, he detailed reviews of the constitutional framework, declassifying secret police archives and capping prime ministerial terms at two.