Hungary Strips Immunity From PM And Two Ex-Ministers
The Triumph of Bacchus — Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1780s
What Happened
Hungary's parliament voted 139-0 Monday to lift the prosecutorial immunity of Prime Minister Peter Magyar and two former Orban-government ministers, Balazs Hanko and Miklos Sesztak. Fidesz and KDNP lawmakers sat out the vote. Magyar had asked for his own immunity to be lifted.
Why It Matters
Three separate cases, one vote. Magyar's involves a phone thrown in the Danube. Hanko's involves 17.3 billion forints in allegedly misused cultural funds. Sesztak's involves bribery claims tied to a state bus company.
What's Next
Prosecutors can now proceed with formal investigations into all three lawmakers.