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Hungary Faces Political Crisis Over Corruption Scandal

Former insider's leaked audio recording sparks protests and calls for government resignations.

  • Former Hungarian government insider Peter Magyar releases audio recording implicating top officials in corruption.
  • Thousands protest in Budapest demanding resignations of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and chief prosecutor.
  • Recording reveals attempts to manipulate court documents in a graft case, intensifying political crisis.
  • Magyar, now an opposition figure, plans to form a new political party to challenge Orban's government.
  • Prosecutors to analyze recording as evidence; political tensions rise ahead of European parliamentary elections.
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