Magyar Called Orbán A “fallen Mafia Boss”

15.11.2026, 15:22

Because of the billions of forints in cash buried in the forest.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the “official end of the mafia” within the Fidesz — the Christian Democratic People’s Party (CDPP) — after Hungarian investigators discovered and seized billions of forints in cash in connection with a case involving a former minister, reports RBC. Some of the money was found buried in the forest, the Hungarian prime minister reported on social media platform X.

Magyar cited a statement from the National Office for Asset Recovery and Protection (NVVH). According to the agency, searches were conducted on November 12 and 13 in Budapest, as well as in the counties of Pest, Békés, and Nógrád, as part of a criminal case against former Minister of National Development Miklós Sesták. Billions of forints, as well as millions of dollars and euros, were found in the woods.

Later, Magyar called Orbán a “fallen mafia boss” and the Fidesz party a criminal organization.

“While more and more evidence emerges every day of how the ‘Orbán mafia’ has plundered our country, the TISZA government has already fulfilled many of its key promises in just six months. We continue to move forward. Step by step…” — he wrote on X.

Following the TISZA party’s victory in the parliamentary elections, Magyar has repeatedly accused the inner circle of Viktor Orbán of corruption and attempts to move assets out of the country. In April, he claimed that oligarchs linked to the former government were transferring tens of billions of forints abroad, including to the UAE, Uruguay, and the U.S.

In late September, Miklós Sesták was detained on suspicion of corruption, and a court remanded him into custody. According to investigators, between 2015 and 2018, he and the former head of the state-owned asset management company Norbert Sivék received, through intermediaries, more than 11 billion forints (more than $33 million) from companies linked to the bus operator Volánbusz through intermediaries. Sestak has denied the charges.

Investigators later reported that prior to his interrogation, the former minister may have hidden approximately 9 billion forints (about $27.3 million) in cash. During a search of his home, empty safes were discovered which, according to investigators, had previously held the money.

The cash that Magyar had mentioned was found buried in a forest, in agricultural and warehouse buildings, in a residential home, and in a hidden safe. In total, investigators seized 5.07 billion forints, €2.66 million, and $1.26 million. The money was transferred to the Hungarian State Treasury for safekeeping.

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