Hungarian Chief Prosecutor Gábor Balint Nagy Resigns Amid Government Overhaul

On July 22, Gábor Balint Nagy announced his resignation as Hungary’s chief prosecutor, stating he would vacate the post on August 25.

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The resignation follows the May 2024 inauguration of centre-right Prime Minister Peter Magyar, whose party Tisza defeated Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz in a landslide election, ending the nationalist party’s 16-year rule. Magyar has pledged to restore democratic standards and has repeatedly urged officials appointed by the former government to step down, targeting the chief prosecutor among others.

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Magyar welcomed the move, describing Nagy as an “Orban puppet” whose exit clears the way for regime change. The president, Tamás Sulyok, recently signed a constitutional amendment that ended his own term and that of the head of the Constitutional Court, further consolidating the new administration’s reforms.

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• “Recently, the organisation I lead has been subjected to a series of attacks through my person, far beyond the framework of acceptable professional and public debates, despite the fact that I performed my mandate in accordance with the law,” — Gabor Balint Nagy

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• “With this, the country has got rid of another Orban puppet who stood in the way of regime change,” — Peter Magyar, centre-right prime minister

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Nagy’s term, originally set for nine years after his June 2025 election by a Fidesz-dominated parliament, will end on August 25. The vacancy will be filled under the new government, which has signaled a broader effort to replace officials linked to the previous administration.

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