Early Ally of PM Magyar Warns Hungary Could Drift Into ‘New One-Party System’
Tisza says the prime minister will earn 3.8 million forints a month as it seeks savings from ministers, MPs and mayors.
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After Orbán’s record paycheck, Magyar cuts Hungary PM salary (47 days post-election)
Hungary’s new prime minister is halving the job’s sky-high pay, pushing quasi-judicial inquiry committees and racing to clinch an EU cash deal - all while discovering he is no longer even his own party’s most popular face.
Early Ally of PM Magyar Warns Hungary Could Drift into ‘New One-Party System’
Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely Péter Márki-Zay, one of the earliest opposition figures to openly support Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party against former prime minister Viktor Orbán, has issued his sharpest criticism yet of Hungary’s new government, warning that the country could drift towards a ‘new one-party system’ if democratic checks and balances are weakened. The backlash came after Magyar announced plans to significantly reduce the salaries of …
The Tisza Party's proposal will also have a major impact on the Prime Minister's wallet; from July, he will be able to take home a gross 5.1 million forints.
The Prime Minister previously spoke about an expected political agreement.
The Prime Minister's salary would be significantly reduced if the amendment to the law submitted by the Tisza Party is adopted.
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