At a press conference in Budapest on Monday, Magyar explained that the incoming government required several weeks to transition its legislative framework.

He noted that at least 160 legal provisions are tied to the state of emergency and only function under exceptional legal conditions. The government must amend these regulations, he said, and the extension would provide the necessary time to do so, he added.

The current state of emergency will expire on May 13th.

Meanwhile, Magyar calls on 'Orban's puppets' to quit by May 31

Peter Magyar, leader of the victorious Tisza Party, has given public officials and heads of state institutions, including the president of the republic and the head of the Constitutional Court, until May 31 to resign, warning that those who refuse would face removal from office.

Speaking at a press conference after the first meeting of the Tisza Party's parliamentary group, Magyar demanded the departure of what he called the "Orban's puppets", urging them to submit their resignations by the deadline.

"After that, we will use our mandate and all legal means to remove them from their positions," he said.

He cited the need to protect "the last remnants of Hungary's rule of law and democracy" and to preserve "whatever remains of their own reputations".

On election night, Magyar had called for the resignations of President Tamas Sulyok, the president of the Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, the chief justice of the Constitutional Court, the public prosecutor, the president of the State Audit Office, the head of the Competition Authority, the media regulator, and the president of the National Office for the Judiciary.

Magyar also revealed that the former director of the Bicske children's home, a man he described as having "destroyed the lives of dozens of children", was released on Monday.

He vowed that the Tisza government would investigate and expose all crimes and abuses committed against children in state care over the past 20 years, alleging that the outgoing government had enabled such acts through awards and pardons.

He called this one of the most urgent tasks, promising to establish a child protection system to prevent such abuses in the future.

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