Hungary Appoints New Prosecutor for Anti-Graft Drive After Orbán Fall
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Hungarian lawmakers elected a new prosecutor general on Tuesday, as part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar's efforts to hold former nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his allies accountable for corruption charges. Parliament approved Péter Fejes, a career prosecutor who recently retired, to take over the office of the Prosecutor General, at a time when corruption investigations at the highest levels of power are intensifying in the Central…
The deputies elected Péter Fejes as Prosecutor General at Tuesday's session of the National Assembly.
Fidesz did not vote, Mi Hazánk opposed it.
Péter Fejes will be tasked with the professional and moral renewal of the prosecution service. He promised immediate, drastic personnel and organizational changes.
The National Assembly elected Péter Fejes as Chief Prosecutor on Tuesday, the second candidate of President András Baka. The president's original candidate, Zoltán Szathmáry, was not elected by the deputies twice. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced his support for Fejes based on the decision of the Tisza faction. The nine-year position became vacant with the resignation of Bálint Gábor Nagy, Péter Polt's successor. Péter Fejes, who has almost…
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