Hungary election winner Magyar expects to form government by mid-May

BUDAPEST, April 15 (Reuters) – Election winner Peter Magyar said ​on Wednesday ‌that President Tamas Sulyok would ask him at the inaugural ‌session ​of ⁠parliament to form ⁠Hungary’s next government, which could be sworn in by ​the middle of next ⁠month or ⁠somewhat sooner.

“The President ​has informed me ​that he will ask ‌me at the inaugural session of the new ⁠parliament to be Prime Minister and form ⁠a ‌government, as the ⁠leader of ​the ‌party that got ​the ⁠most votes,” Magyar said after meeting Sulyok.

(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Gergely ​Szakacs)