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Hungarian prosecutors raid data servers of Orban's Fidesz party, party says

Hungary's former ruling Fidesz party said prosecutors showed up unannounced and raided its data servers on Tuesday. The claim comes as Prime Minister Peter Magyar presses ahead with anti-corruption reforms following his landslide election victory over Viktor Orban in April.

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France 24 Europe1 h ago

Hungary's former ruling Fidesz party said Tuesday that prosecutors showed up unannounced and raided its data servers. The party disclosed the claim directly in a public statement.

The alleged raid comes as Prime Minister Peter Magyar presses ahead with anti-corruption reforms following his landslide election victory over Viktor Orban in April. Magyar's government has presented scrutiny of the previous administration's practices as part of its reform agenda.

Prosecutorial authorities have not yet issued an official response to Fidesz's claim. The development is being watched as a new dimension of the political tension that has followed Hungary's change of government.

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