In Hungary, Magyar Is Driving a Renewed Examination of the Past — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/in-hungary-magyar-is-driving-a-renewed-examination-of-the-pastContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Hungary Opens Communist-Era Files Under New Leadershiphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/in-hungary-magyar-is-driving-a-renewed-examination-of-the-pasthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/in-hungary-magyar-is-driving-a-renewed-examination-of-the-past#u181104Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:55:55 +0000Hungary is opening communist-era secret police files to the public, marking a major effort to confront the surveillance state of the past under newly sworn-in Prime Minister Péter Magyar. Magyar ended Viktor Orban's sixteen-year rule after entering parliament with 141 of 199 seats controlled by Tisza representatives. From 1945 to 1989, security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. Files containing these informant names will be made public to rebuild trust. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Orban stated that he rebuffed secret police recruitment.Why it mattersPri