From 2d agoViktor Orbán's Fidesz party says prosecutors raided its office to look at communications, databasesHungary’s opposition Fidesz party, led by the former prime minister Viktor Orbán, said that prosecutors raided its servers to look at party’s “entire communications system and databases.”Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán waves to supporters at the Balna centre in Budapest after losing a general election in Hungary in April. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty ImagesIn a post on Facebook, the party said that the intervention was unprecedented in Hungary’s post-communist history, as it blamed “the tyrrany” of the new government, led by Péter Magyar, for the raid.“The Tisza Party’s plan to eliminate Fidesz and with it the resistance to tyranny through political means has failed. Therefore, the Tisza Party is now attempting to legally disable Fidesz,” the statement read.In a holding statement on his Facebook page, PM Magyar responded by saying that “we await the information on what case they are investigating and what was seized.”Key events2d agoClosing summary2d agoHungarian prosecutors confirm search at Fidesz's local offices2d agoFrench far-right leader Le Pen condemns Hungarian prosecutors' raid on Viktor Orbán's party HQ2d agoViktor Orbán's Fidesz party says prosecutors raided its office to look at communications, databases2d agoYouth mobility, food exports, economic relations - Burnham's to-do list for EU reset2d agoWorld leaders congratulate Andy Burnham as he becomes Britain’s PM2d ago‘No electricity, no water, no fuel’: Ukrainian drone strikes bring darkness to Crimea’s summer2d agoRussia bans anchoring of ships in unprotected areas in key Azov Sea trade route2d agoRussian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast2d agoKremlin sees 'no hope' for improving relations with UK under new prime minister2d agoUN reports major rise in civilian deaths, injuries during Russian invasion of Ukraine2d agoFrench parliament to vote on social media ban for under 15s2d agoTwo people injured in Acropolis stabbing as Greece braces for extreme temperatures3d agoThousands protest in Bologna, clash with police after man dies during arrest attempt3d agoFalconer named UK PM Burnham's new lead on European relations3d agoUkraine-bound gas tanker hit in Black Sea, with three people injured, Romania's president says3d agoMorning opening: Russia strikes Ukraine's gas production facilities as Zelenskyy remains under pressure from protestsClosing summaryJakub KrupaAnd, on that note, we will be closing the blog for today.
Prosecutors in Hungary raid offices of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz and seize databases, says party – as it happened
The opposition party, led by former prime minister, says officers took ‘entire communications system and databases’










