Péter Magyar accuses outgoing foreign minister of destroying confidential documents

Published on 13/04/2026 - 15:52 GMT+2

Hungary's Prime Minister elect, Péter Magyar accused outgoing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of shredding confidential documents.

Magyar made the remarks astatine an planetary property league successful Budapest, a time aft helium and his Tisza Party secured a landslide predetermination victory, winning a two-thirds bulk successful the Hungarian parliament.

During the predetermination campaign, Szijjártó has been accused of maintaining adjacent ties with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and of offering him Hungary's assistance to region Russian individuals from the EU's sanctions list.

Magyar received a enactment during the property conference, which helium instantly shared with reporters.

"I conscionable received the information, I'll stock this with you. Many radical thought that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó had disappeared, since helium couldn't beryllium seen yesterday during Viktor Orbán's triumph speech" Magyar said.

"Today astatine 10 a.m. helium appeared astatine the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and since then, helium and his astir nonstop colleagues person been shredding documents related to the sanctions materials."

Magyar added that the accusation comes from insider sources from the ministry, wherever galore officials are actively helping his Tisza Party.

"This is what is happening successful Hungary close now. We person known for days that the demolition of documents has begun, not lone successful the ministries, but besides successful different inheritance institutions linked to the elites of Orbán" Magyar said.

Can you adhd successful the communicative : Hungary's overseas affairs ministry has not yet replied to a petition for remark from Euronews.