Hungary's newly elected Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, has declared that he will suspend the operation of state public broadcaster MTVA, accusing it of spreading propaganda and fake news during the election campaign.
Magyar, winner of the last election, said that state television has been biased towards his party and that it will be closed once the new government is formed.
"One of the elements of our program is that this factory of lies will be closed as soon as the Tisza government is formed," he declared during an interview on state television.
He added that conditions will be created for an "independent, objective and impartial" media, accusing MTVA of spreading false information and insulting his family during the campaign.
For his part, the television presenter rejected these accusations, stating that no law was violated and that the claims of insulting the prime minister's family are unfounded.
During the interview, which was accompanied by heated debates and numerous interruptions, Magyar repeated his accusations against state media, saying they have been spreading "systematic fake news" since 2010.
He even compared the situation to authoritarian regimes, describing the media propaganda as something "Goebbels or North Korea would admire."
On the other hand, MTVA has stated that it has invited Magyar several times for interviews during the election campaign, while the claims of bias are unfounded. /Panorama
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