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Magyar: Tisza Govt Won't Use Castle District Palace as PM's Office

• 17 Apr 2026 7:51 AM

The prime minister's office will relocate from the Carmelite Palace in the Castle District to a ministry building near Parliament under the Tisza Party government, Peter Magyar, the party's leader, said on Facebook on Thursday.

The current Prime Minister's Office moved into the former Carmelite monastery complex in January 2019.

Magyar made the announcement following a meeting with President Tamás Sulyok, and framed the move as part of a broader shift in governance style.

The relocation would mark a return to the pre-2019 practice, when Hungarian prime ministers typically worked in or near the Parliament building rather than in the Buda Castle District.

The Carmelite complex became a defining symbol of Viktor Orbán’s tenure after he moved his office there, a decision originally taken in 2014 and implemented after extensive renovations completed in 2019.

Magyar has previously suggested that, in the event of a change in government, the historic building could be opened to the public, although no detailed plans or timeline have yet been confirmed.

The move is widely seen as a symbolic break with the previous administration and part of a broader effort by the incoming Tisza government to signal institutional and political change following its election victory.

Photo: PM's press office

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