by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, Hungary
BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hungary’s Prosecutor General Bálint Gábor Nagy resigned Wednesday unexpectedly, saying the Prosecutor’s Office must never become “an instrument of political struggle” as political turmoil deepened.
Nagy, Hungary’s highest-ranking prosecutor, said sustained attacks against him had exceeded the limits of acceptable public and professional debate, threatening the independence and credibility of the Prosecutor’s Office. He said he was resigning to shield the institution from what he described as a politically motivated conflict.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who had repeatedly urged Nagy to resign in recent months, welcomed the announcement saying Hungary had been “freed from another puppet” of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “Gentlemen, who will be next?” Magyar wrote on social media platform Facebook.
The resignation comes amid mounting political tensions following a series of high-profile investigations involving officials linked to Orbán’s Fidesz party.
On Tuesday, investigators from Hungary’s Prosecutor’s Office raided a Fidesz data center as part of a corruption probe involving the National Cultural Fund (NKA), seizing party servers.
FIDESZ RAID SPARKS OUTCRY
Orbán condemned the operation as politically motivated, comparing it to the final years of Hungary’s communist Kádár era. He said the seizure had left Fidesz without internet access, digital communications, or access to internal party data.
The former prime minister rejected allegations surrounding the National Cultural Fund, describing the investigation as a “staged procedure.” He argued that officials administering roughly 47 million euros (about $53 million) in government-approved cultural funding had done nothing wrong and suggested the probe was primarily intended to justify confiscating Fidesz’s servers.
Orbán also claimed Hungary under the current government was “not a democracy, but arbitrary rule.” He insisted that former President Tamás Sulyok was the country’s last legitimate head of state and argued that subsequent presidential appointments would ultimately be judged by history as unlawful.
Orbán also announced that János Bóka had been appointed the new parliamentary leader of Fidesz, saying he would build a strong and confident parliamentary group representing the party’s supporters.
Speaking at the same news conference, Orbán voiced his full support for former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who recently left Parliament to accept a senior position with Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer BYD. Orbán said he remained convinced Szijjártó could continue serving Hungary’s interests outside politics.
BYD APPOINTMENT UNDER SCRUTINY
Separately, Hungarian media and other sources said investigators had carried out a search at the Hungarian operations of BYD after Szijjártó accepted his new position with the Chinese company.
News about the raids came while Parliament’s National Security Committee also met behind closed doors to discuss potential security concerns surrounding Szijjártó’s appointment. Lawmakers questioned whether the former foreign minister, who had access to classified state information while in office, should now work for a company outside both NATO and the European Union.
Participants later said the committee’s proceedings had been classified until December 31, 2051, preventing public disclosure of the discussions for the next 25 years.
The developments have intensified political debate over Hungary’s national security, its relationship with China, and the government’s handling of former senior officials.
POLITICAL CONFRONTATION ESCALATES
Fidesz has described the raids as unprecedented since the fall of communism in 1990 and accused the government of political intimidation.
The party published what it called a “Declaration of Resistance,” pledging to continue what it described as “a peaceful struggle” to restore Hungary’s democratic rule of law.
The resignation of the country’s top prosecutor, the investigations involving Fidesz, and the scrutiny surrounding Szijjártó’s move to BYD highlight the increasingly bitter confrontation between Prime Minister Magyar’s government and Orbán’s Fidesz opposition.
Criminal investigations, institutional changes, and escalating political rhetoric continue to reshape Hungary’s political landscape.
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Hungary’s Prosecutor General Resigns As Political Turmoil Deepens
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, Hungary
BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hungary’s Prosecutor General Bálint Gábor Nagy resigned Wednesday unexpectedly, saying the Prosecutor’s Office must never become “an instrument of political struggle” as political turmoil deepened.
Nagy, Hungary’s highest-ranking prosecutor, said sustained attacks against him had exceeded the limits of acceptable public and professional debate, threatening the independence and credibility of the Prosecutor’s Office. He said he was resigning to shield the institution from what he described as a politically motivated conflict.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who had repeatedly urged Nagy to resign in recent months, welcomed the announcement saying Hungary had been “freed from another puppet” of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “Gentlemen, who will be next?” Magyar wrote on social media platform Facebook.
The resignation comes amid mounting political tensions following a series of high-profile investigations involving officials linked to Orbán’s Fidesz party.
On Tuesday, investigators from Hungary’s Prosecutor’s Office raided a Fidesz data center as part of a corruption probe involving the National Cultural Fund (NKA), seizing party servers.
FIDESZ RAID SPARKS OUTCRY
Orbán condemned the operation as politically motivated, comparing it to the final years of Hungary’s communist Kádár era. He said the seizure had left Fidesz without internet access, digital communications, or access to internal party data.
The former prime minister rejected allegations surrounding the National Cultural Fund, describing the investigation as a “staged procedure.” He argued that officials administering roughly 47 million euros (about $53 million) in government-approved cultural funding had done nothing wrong and suggested the probe was primarily intended to justify confiscating Fidesz’s servers.
Orbán also claimed Hungary under the current government was “not a democracy, but arbitrary rule.” He insisted that former President Tamás Sulyok was the country’s last legitimate head of state and argued that subsequent presidential appointments would ultimately be judged by history as unlawful.
Orbán also announced that János Bóka had been appointed the new parliamentary leader of Fidesz, saying he would build a strong and confident parliamentary group representing the party’s supporters.
Speaking at the same news conference, Orbán voiced his full support for former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who recently left Parliament to accept a senior position with Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer BYD. Orbán said he remained convinced Szijjártó could continue serving Hungary’s interests outside politics.
BYD APPOINTMENT UNDER SCRUTINY
Separately, Hungarian media and other sources said investigators had carried out a search at the Hungarian operations of BYD after Szijjártó accepted his new position with the Chinese company.
News about the raids came while Parliament’s National Security Committee also met behind closed doors to discuss potential security concerns surrounding Szijjártó’s appointment. Lawmakers questioned whether the former foreign minister, who had access to classified state information while in office, should now work for a company outside both NATO and the European Union.
Participants later said the committee’s proceedings had been classified until December 31, 2051, preventing public disclosure of the discussions for the next 25 years.
The developments have intensified political debate over Hungary’s national security, its relationship with China, and the government’s handling of former senior officials.
POLITICAL CONFRONTATION ESCALATES
Fidesz has described the raids as unprecedented since the fall of communism in 1990 and accused the government of political intimidation.
The party published what it called a “Declaration of Resistance,” pledging to continue what it described as “a peaceful struggle” to restore Hungary’s democratic rule of law.
The resignation of the country’s top prosecutor, the investigations involving Fidesz, and the scrutiny surrounding Szijjártó’s move to BYD highlight the increasingly bitter confrontation between Prime Minister Magyar’s government and Orbán’s Fidesz opposition.
Criminal investigations, institutional changes, and escalating political rhetoric continue to reshape Hungary’s political landscape.
Copyright 1999-2026 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
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