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Hungary lifts PM Magyar's immunity, enabling criminal probe
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Hungary lifts PM Magyar's immunity, enabling criminal probe

Hungary's parliament has stripped Prime Minister Péter Magyar and two former Orbán-era ministers of their legal immunity, opening the door to formal criminal investigations against all three. The move is a sharp escalation in Hungary's turbulent post-Orbán political transition, with Magyar — who swept to power on an anti-corruption platform — now himself facing potential prosecution.

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