Budapest Óbuda corruption case exposes 70‑30 Fidesz‑MSZP money split

A large‑scale corruption scheme in Budapest’s Óbuda district has been detailed by prosecutors and senior politicians. Former MSZP alpolgármester Czeglédy Gergő testified that between 2014 and 2019 the district’s park‑maintenance contracts, awarded to companies such as Pannon Park Forest Kft. and KBT Kft., were used to funnel kick‑backs. He said Fidesz politician Puskás Péter received about 30 % of the illicit profits while the MSZP side received roughly 70 %, a ratio that was reversed after the 2019 municipal elections when the district’s mayor became Kiss László.

The prosecutor’s office has detained eight individuals, including former district officials and business figures, and estimates that more than 2 billion forints were misappropriated. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (referred to as Magyar Péter in the statements) posted that the case illustrates how, over the past two decades, the country was divided between the two parties in a 70‑30 split of public resources.

The investigation is part of a broader probe into municipal contracting across several Budapest districts, highlighting systemic collusion between rival political factions and private contractors.