Prosecutor General Gábor Bálint Nagy Resigns Under Pressure From Magyar

Prosecutor General Gábor Bálint Nagy announced his resignation on July 22, asking that his nine-year mandate — which began in June 2025 under the Orbán government — end on August 25. Nagy said he was stepping down 'solely to safeguard the interests of the prosecutorial service,' arguing political attacks against him had moved beyond legitimate professional and public debate, and warning that 'the prosecution service must not become an instrument in the struggles of political actors.' PM Péter Magyar, who had called Nagy 'another Orbán puppet' and pressed for his removal after Nagy defied a May 31 resignation deadline, welcomed the departure as a political win. Criticism of Nagy had intensified over his office's handling of a March incident involving Ukrainian cash couriers detained near Budapest, which their lawyer alleged was politically motivated. Nagy becomes the second Fidesz-era constitutional officeholder to leave office this year, after President Sulyok.