Hungary lifts immunity of Prime Minister Magyar, two Orban-era ministers

Hungary’s Parliament lifts immunity of incumbent leader and two ex-Orban ministers, clearing the way for criminal probes.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026Hungary’s Parliament has stripped Prime Minister Peter Magyar and two ministers in former leader Viktor Orban’s nationalist government of their immunity, clearing the way for prosecutors to pursue separate criminal investigations into each of them.The vote on Monday came after Magyar, who is being investigated for theft, specifically asked for his immunity to be lifted so he could clear himself of “character assassination”. The probes against the Orban-era ministers – who are suspected of embezzlement and bribery – are the first corruption investigations against top government figures from Orban’s 16 years in power.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Hungary nominates former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka for presidencylist 2 of 4Hungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new presidentlist 3 of 4Heatwave forces nuclear shutdown in Hungarylist 4 of 4Hungary plans to shut down only nuclear power plant amid droughtend of listLegislators voted overwhelmingly in favour of lifting their immunity.Orban’s Fidesz pa...