In Hungary, the attorney general from the Orbán era is stepping down
Hungarian Prosecutor General Gábor Balint Nád has submitted his resignation. He took office under the previous administration, and the new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, had demanded his dismissal.
On Wednesday, July 22, Nád submitted his resignation, which, if approved, will mean the end of his term on August 25. He has served in the position for just over a year, since June 2025.
“Protecting the independence and authority of the judicial system, including the prosecutor’s office, is one of the cornerstones of a democratic system. The prosecutor’s office cannot become a tool of political struggle… To emphasize this, today I submitted my resignation—through the acting president of the republic—in a letter addressed to the vice speaker of parliament, requesting that my term end on August 25,” the prosecutor general announced.
He also complained of pressure that “went beyond the acceptable limits of professional and public debate” and stated that the key reason for his decision was to ensure that the Prosecutor General’s Office “is not harmed by an immoral, politically motivated struggle.”
“I no longer wish to be a party to the conflict that has been stirred up around me on false grounds and for political purposes, which has become a tool for further eroding institutional trust,” Gábor Balint Nád concluded.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, commenting on Nagy’s resignation statement, said that the country “has gotten rid of yet another Orbán.”
This was reported by Index.
As a reminder, Hungary will be left without a president.
Earlier, Hungary restored access to a number of Ukrainian news sites that had been blocked in response to reciprocal restrictions imposed by Kyiv. The decision marked a step toward partially unblocking the flow of information between the countries following the media conflict.
Hungary initiated the removal of wording regarding Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the EU from the final declaration of the European Union summit.
