Europe · Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Hungary's parliament elects new top prosecutor to lead anti-graft drive
Lawmakers elected retired career prosecutor Péter Fejes as prosecutor general by secret ballot, 139 votes to 6, giving him a nine-year term. The appointment follows Viktor Orbán's election defeat in April, at a time when three former ministers, including ex-central bank governor György Matolcsy, remain in custody on corruption charges.
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