MAY 9th WAS a day of symbolism in Budapest. In the morning Peter Magyar was sworn in(宣誓就职) as prime minister in Hungary’s majestic neo-gothic(新哥特式的) parliament. For his inauguration he had picked “Europe Day(欧洲日（欧盟成立纪念日）)”, which the European Union celebrates as its notional(名义上的，象征性的) anniversary, to mark Hungary’s renewed commitment to the bloc. Members of parliament sang along to four anthems: the Hungarian one; the Szekely anthem(① 背景：塞凯伊人是匈牙利族在罗马尼亚特...) of the Hungarian minority in Roma(① 背景：罗姆人起源于印度，现遍布欧洲，...)nia; “Ode to Joy(① 背景：《欢乐颂》是贝多芬第九交响曲第...)”, the anthem of the EU; and the unofficial anthem of the Roma, performed by children in white shirts and bow ties(蝴蝶结领结). In the afternoon tens of thousands gathered for a “Regime Change(政权更迭)” party on Kossuth Square.
5月9日是布达佩斯充满象征意义的一天。上午，彼得·马扎尔在匈牙利宏伟的新哥特式议会大厦宣誓就任总理。他特意选择“欧洲日”——欧盟庆祝其名义成立纪念日的日子——来举行就职典礼，以表明匈牙利重新致力于与欧盟的关系。议员们齐声唱了四首歌：匈牙利国歌；罗马尼亚匈牙利少数民族的塞凯伊族歌；欧盟盟歌《欢乐颂》；以及由身着白衬衫、系着蝴蝶结的孩子们演唱的罗姆人非正式国歌。下午，数万人聚集在科苏特广场参加“政权更迭”派对。
Mr Magyar thanked the crowd for delivering a Hungary “that is democratic once again”, and promised a “system change” after 16 years of Viktor Orban’s illiberal(非自由主义的，威权的) rule. It is a hugely ambitious project. Mr Magyar must re-establish the rule of law(法治), hold Mr Orban and his corrupt cronies(亲信，密友（常含贬义）) accountable for their deeds and, perhaps most important, repair Hungary’s relationship with the EU.
马扎尔感谢民众带来了一个“再次民主”的匈牙利，并承诺在维克托·欧尔班16年的非自由主义统治之后进行“体制变革”。这是一个极其雄心勃勃的计划。马扎尔必须重建法治，让欧尔班及其腐败亲信为其行为负责，而也许最重要的是修复匈牙利与欧盟的关系。
Rebuilding ties with Brussels is particularly urgent. Because of Mr Orban’s violations of the rule of law, the EU has blocked the disbursal(拨款，支付) of funds amounting to around €18bn ($21bn), nearly 10% of Hungary’s GDP. The biggest pot(一笔钱，基金) of aid is from the union’s post-covid recovery plan, which will expire(到期，失效) at the end of August. “Magyar is prioritising the two conditions for the receipt of those funds, putting in place(实施，落实) an anti-corruption programme and a plan to restore judicial independence,” says Kim Lane Scheppele(① 背景：Kim Lane Schepp...), an expert on Hungarian law at Princeton University.
重建与布鲁塞尔的关系尤为紧迫。由于欧尔班违反法治，欧盟已冻结了约180亿欧元（210亿美元）的拨款，接近匈牙利GDP的10%。最大的一笔援助来自联盟的新冠疫情后复苏计划，该计划将于8月底到期。普林斯顿大学匈牙利法律专家金·莱恩·谢普尔表示：“马扎尔优先考虑满足获得这些资金的两个条件，即实施反腐败计划并恢复司法独立。”