Hungary Clamps Down on Orban’s Opponents With Hefty Fine
- Audit Office cites illegal foreign support at 2022 elections
- Fine deprives parties of funding before 2024 local, EU ballots
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Hungary levied a hefty fine on six opposition parties over allegations of illegal campaign financing, stripping them of crucial funding ahead of European Parliament and local government elections later this year.
The State Audit Office fined the parties, which had joined forces in 2022 against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party, a combined sum of more than 520 million forint ($1.4 million), according to a statement on Tuesday.