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Spotlight | Hungary
Sweeping post-Orban intelligence purge on its way

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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Vienna, on 21 May 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Vienna, on 21 May 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Vienna, on 21 May 2026. © Xinhua/He Canling/APA

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has announced the axing of the controversial Office for the Protection of National Sovereignty. It is the first move of what promises to be a major overhaul as the new government turns the page on the Viktor Orban era and tackles Russian influence.

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