{
  "id": 3871672,
  "title": "Orbán’s Fidesz party ‘ready to work’ with Hungary’s new government against corruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/orbans-fidesz-party-ready-to-work-with-hungarys-new-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-fidesz-party-will-work-with-hungary-government-anti-corruption/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent interview, János Bóka, leader of Fidesz party lawmakers in Hungary's parliament, admitted that the country's democracy may have suffered during Viktor Orbán's leadership. While acknowledging that some criticisms of democratic backsliding had merit, Bóka emphasized that Fidesz was \"ready to work\" with Hungary's new government on these issues.\n\nThe European Union is set to release over €10 billion in post-pandemic recovery funds to Hungary, pending progress in strengthening anti-corruption measures. Transparency International has labeled Hungary the most corrupt country in the EU for four consecutive years. Péter Magyar's Tisza party, which won a landslide victory in the April general election, has been working with EU institutions to unlock the funds.\n\nBóka supports implementing new regulations to release the funds and is in favor of the government's efforts to restore the competence of the constitutional court, which he sees as crucial for a rule of law system. However, he criticized some of the constitutional reforms passed by Magyar's administration, including the replacement of the president and the restriction of MPs to three terms. These changes, according to Bóka, would prevent half of Fidesz's lawmakers from standing for reelection and accused the Tisza government of \"abusing their mandate\" by overstepping constitutional boundaries.\n\nThe opposition leader acknowledged that there is uncertainty about Prime Minister Péter Magyar's true political intentions, but accepted that there would be a grace period for the new government. Bóka, who was elected Fidesz party leader on July 21, symbolizes a new era for the party as it struggles to regroup after the election defeat. He emphasized that Orbán remains the \"center of gravity\" in the political movement and will be essential to their restructuring. Bóka also stated his intention to overturn the two-term limit on current and former prime ministers, a move that would require a two-thirds majority in the next election.",
  "summary": "\"Some of the criticism related to democratic backsliding had some merit,\" János Bóka told POLITICO.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}