Conservative ‌Peter Magyar ⁠was ⁠sworn in ​as Hungary's new ​prime minister ​on ‌Saturday.

Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Viktor Orban's right-wing populist Fidesz by a landslide last month, ending his 16-year rule.

"Hungarian ​people have given us a mandate to put an end to decades of drifting," Magyar said. "They have given us a mandate to open a new chapter in Hungary's history. Not only to change the government, ​but to change the system as well. To start again."

Hundreds of people gathered outside parliament to watch the swearing-in ceremony on big screens.

One sign of the change in power on Saturday was the EU flag once again flying outside Hungary's parliament — 12 years after Orban removed it Image: Marek Ladzinski/ZUMA/picture alliance

What changes has Magyar promised?

Magyar's Tisza party won 141 of parliament's 199 seats in the April elections, giving it the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution and push through reforms.

The 45-year-old has pledged to tackle…