Hungary’s Magyar vows to probe alleged misconduct by Orbán’s government
Magyar said six parliamentary committees will examine alleged misuse of public funds and abuses of power during Orbán’s 16 years in office.
- On Tuesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar told lawmakers his party's parliamentary majority will form six investigative committees to examine alleged corruption and abuses of power by Viktor Orbán's previous government.
- Tisza's landslide victory last month gave Magyar's center-right party a two-thirds parliamentary majority built on campaign promises to hold Orbán, his Fidesz party, and their allied business elites accountable for alleged misconduct.
- During his 16 years as Hungary's prime minister, Orbán was accused by many critics of widespread misuse of public funds and funneling state contracts to family members and allied business figures; the European Parliament declared Hungary no longer a democracy in 2022.
- Since taking office earlier this month, Magyar's lawmakers submitted a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers to eight years in office—a restriction applying to Magyar himself—while pledging to dissolve the Sovereignty Protection Office created by Orbán's government.
- Magyar vowed to eliminate political privileges through salary reductions for officials, declaring "We will put all corruption and abuses of power on full display" so the Hungarian people know who benefited from their money.
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Hungary's PM Magyar commits to investigating alleged misconduct in Orbán's administration
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar addressed the Parliament on Tuesday, outlining his administration’s intention to establish investigative committees to examine allegations of corruption and abuse of power associated with former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government. Magyar and his centre-right Tisza party achieved a decisive victory in last month’s elections, securing a two-thirds majority that empowers them to reverse numerous pol…
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