Viktor Orban was Prime Minister of Hungary for the last 16 years. People around him are said to have earned a lot of money during this time. Image: IMAGO / photothek
Election winner Peter Magyar makes serious allegations against wealthy people from Viktor Orban’s environment: They should take their money abroad, some of them have already left Hungary.
April 27, 2026, 7:35 p.mApril 27, 2026, 7:35 p.m
In the parliamentary elections in Hungary on April 12, the Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been in power for 16 years, suffered a crushing defeat. The Tisza party of his challenger Peter Magyar, who had promised fundamental political change during the election campaign, achieved a two-thirds majority. The reforms that Magyar announced include a wealth tax for the rich and joining the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The political upheaval in Hungary and the announced reforms may not be to everyone’s liking. Orban’s allies are said to have earned a lot of money during the long years of his rule – including through corruption and nepotism. Now these rich people from Orban’s environment should transfer their assets abroad and prepare for their own departure.
“Seize stolen funds”
At least this is what election winner Magyar, who will officially take over as prime minister on May 9th, claims in a post on the X platform. He has information that the oligarchs around Orban want to flee the country, along with their stolen assets. In a video on social media, he also spoke of outflows amounting to “tens of billions of forints”. One billion forints is equivalent to a good 2.5 million francs. Magyar did not provide any evidence for his allegations.
Election winner Peter Magyar is calling on the judicial authorities to arrest the “criminals” before they flee abroad. Image: keystone
Magyar said he called on the Tax and Customs Authority to immediately confiscate the stolen funds. “Anyone who fails to fulfill their legal obligation and violates their oath of office is themselves committing a crime,” he warned. “I call on the authorities to arrest the criminals who have damaged the Hungarian people to the tune of billions of dollars, so that they cannot flee – before the formation of a Tisza government – to countries where there is currently no extradition to Hungary.” Anyone who has enriched themselves unlawfully at the expense of the Hungarian people will be held accountable by the independent Hungarian judiciary.
Orbán-linked oligarchs are transferring tens of billions of forints to the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Uruguay, and other distant countries.
I am aware that Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV), based on reports from banks, has suspended several…
— Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) (@magyarpeterMP) April 25, 2026
Already left the country
Magyar also stated that he had information that several oligarch families had already left the country. Also the family of Lorinc Meszaros I’m planning to fly to Dubai in the coming days. Magyar did not say where this information came from.
Meszaros, a school friend of Orban, was able to miraculously expand his almost bankrupt gas installation company into a corporation after Orban became prime minister. He is now considered the richest Hungarian – and evil tongues claim that he is Orban’s straw man. In any case, there is evidence public funds to Orban’s family through his companies flowed. In addition to Meszaros, Orban himself could also go abroad. At least there is speculation in Hungary that he could flee to the USA to his eldest daughter, who lives there with her husband.
Private jets from Vienna
Also the British newspaper Guardian reports, citing three sources, that private jets with assets from the previous Prime Minister’s entourage are said to have taken off from Vienna. Some oligarchs from Orban’s environment tried to transfer their assets to countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Oman. Australia and Singapore should also be considered as possible safe havens for the capital of these circles. (dhr)
Peter Magyar makes meme gesture
Video: Watson/Michael Shepherd