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Viktor Orbán
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Viktor Orbán

Former Hungarian prime minister; his Fidesz party governed for 16 years until April 2026

Entries
4
On the record
2
Stories
2
Latest entry
Nov 9, 2026

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Last entry Nov 9, 2026
  1. Reported

    Police detained several people in two criminal cases; Telex linked a raided property to his brother Áron, per HLN. Viktor Orbán's brother reported detained in smuggling probe

  2. Reported

    Called the police case involving his brother Áron a 'dirty game' aimed at him, UA.NEWS reported. Viktor Orbán circle money trail: over €21B of EU funds frozen

  3. Filed

    Prosecutors raided servers used by his Fidesz party in a 17bn forint cultural fund probe; six officials charged and deny wrongdoing. Viktor Orbán circle money trail: over €21B of EU funds frozen

  4. Ruled

    EU court ordered Hungary to pay €200m over asylum rules; Orbán called the ruling 'outrageous and unacceptable', The Guardian reported. Viktor Orbán circle money trail: over €21B of EU funds frozen

Stories in this file

Barred prison cell window lit from outside in a dark cell: REPORTEDMoney · 2d ago

⚖️ Viktor Orbán's brother reported detained in smuggling probe

Police searched a site tied to Áron Orbán but have not confirmed he was held. Viktor Orbán calls it a score-settling 'dirty game'. 🗣️

Lőrinc Mészáros: FROZENMoney · 3d ago

💸 Viktor Orbán circle money trail: over €21B of EU funds frozen

Orbán calls the probe of his brother Áron a political 'dirty game'; no charge is on record. The money trail is older. 🗣️

Sources behind this file

  1. Hromadske report citing Telex · Report, Nov 9, 2026
  2. UA.NEWS report with Viktor Orbán's statement · Report, Nov 9, 2026
  3. HLN report on police statement and Magyar's post · Report, Nov 9, 2026
  4. Il Messaggero report citing Telex and the asset recovery office · Report, Nov 9, 2026
  5. Associated Press report on the Fidesz data center raid · Report, Jul 21, 2026
  6. POLITICO report on Orbán giving up his seat · Report, Apr 25, 2026
  7. The Guardian report on the European court fine · Report, Jun 13, 2024
  8. Transparency International Hungary report on frozen EU funds · Report, Jan 30, 2024
  9. Bloomberg report on Orbán and EU rule-of-law funds · Report, Jul 24, 2020
  10. Hvg report on 2,071 billion forints in tenders · Report, Dec 6, 2019
  11. Hungarian news-site video report on the Orbán family and Mészáros contracts · Report, May 13, 2019
  12. Átlátszó tender calculation for 2018 · Report, Jan 17, 2019

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