Peter Magyar, the newly elected prime minister of Hungary, is seen by many hoping he will help strengthen the European Union. His expected reforms come amid internal tensions and external pressures from global powers.

From Madrid to Helsinki, many hope that Hungary's premier-elect Peter Magyar's win will help unshackle the 27-nation European Union as it faces hybrid warfare attacks from Moscow, an antagonistic Washington and Beijing's economic pressure. EU leaders had been increasingly frustrated with Orbán over his takeover of democratic institutions and vetoing of strategic action like a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine. It remains to be seen whether those hopes will be fulfilled, as FRANCE 24's Europe Edit...