Close Ally to Hungary’s Orban Quits Party After Lockdown Scandal
- Jozsef Szajer had been lawmaker in European Parliament
- Resignation comes as Hungary and EU at odds over budget
Jozsef Szajer
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A Hungarian politician with deep ties to Prime Minister Viktor Orban resigned from the Fidesz ruling party after admitting he broke quarantine rules to go to a social gathering in Brussels.
Jozsef Szajer went to a party Friday night, according to the Belgian public prosecutor’s office. Narcotics were also found in his backpack, the prosecutors’ office said. Szajer said in a statement that the drugs did not belong to him.