The Hungarian government's new Cabinet was sworn into office on Tuesday, marking the final transfer of power from the former administration of Viktor Orbán to a new center-right government led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar .

The swearing-in of the 16 ministers came after only two days of parliamentary committee hearings, a sign that Magyar, a 45-year-old lawyer who took office on Saturday, is seeking the quickest possible end to the political system Orbán led for 16 years.

Magyar’s pro-European Tisza party defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month, gaining more votes and seats in Parliament than any other party in Hungary’s post-Communist history.

The win, which gave Tisza a two-thirds majority, will allow it to roll back many of the policies that gave Orbán a reputation among his critics as a far-right authoritarian.

During comments following the swearing-in of his new ministers in Hungary's Parliament, Magyar said “the government now being formed will be the government…