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Péter Magyar has named the first seven ministers for a possible new government. This team wants to work more with Western countries and less with Russia. A new survey shows that many people in Hungary want certain leaders to resign. Also, there are now more women in the Hungarian parliament than there have been in over forty years.
Traffic was blocked in Budapest today after a water pipe burst and caused a busy road to cave in. In another emergency, firefighters helped an elderly woman who fell from the Belgrade embankment onto the riverbank. Emergency teams rushed to the accident to make sure she was okay after her fall near the Danube.
At the Opera House, the atmosphere is tense as people wait for changes after the elections. On a happier note, a rescued marmoset at the city zoo has already made friends and is sleeping with the anteaters. Finally, the price of gasoline is expected to drop slightly this week.
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