Will it all come out? Report on the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary elections declassified

• The report on party funding for the 2022 elections was originally classified until 2052, but now an official document has been published on the Hungarian Parliament’s website. Other documents are also planned to be declassified in the near future.

The background

The parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 3 April, 2022. Fidesz and its candidate Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won the elections by a massive majority, as they had done so for many years now. Despite this, there were strong attacks against opposition Prime Minister candidate Péter Márki-Zay and his Everybody’s Hungary Movement (Mindenki Magyarországa Mozgalom – MMM) due to financial support from abroad which is prohibited. Some politicians even claimed that the situation posed a national security risk. Meanwhile, as hvg.hu writes, Márki-Zay had also advocated the declassification of secret service reports investigating foreign donations, saying they have nothing to hide.

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Everything will be revealed

It seems that now everything is coming to light, after Fidesz politician Máté Kocsis requested the declassification of the report on election party funding, Blikk wrote last week. Concerning the discussions at the meeting of the National Security Committee, among other things, the politician wrote on his Facebook page:

[…] As the report that was disclosed today was legally classified until 31 December, 2052, I am unable to provide details. I have, therefore, initiated the declassification of the report. I hope that the report will soon be available to everyone, as it concerns an unprecedented action that gravely undermines the country’s sovereignty, and every Hungarian has the right to know about it.