The money – more than 5 billion forints, 2.6 million euros and 1.2 million euros – was found in Budapest, Pest, Békés and Nógrád counties, the National Office for Asset Recovery and Protection, an anti-corruption body, said in a statement.
“It’s officially the end of the Fidesz-KDNP mafia!” Magyar posted on Facebook, initially in Hungarian, a reference to Orbán’s government.
It took 12 Treasury officers eight hours to count the cash using five counting machines, Finance Minister Kármán András said.
The announcement comes after Hungarian authorities arrested Aron Orbán, the brother of the former prime minister, as part of an investigation into migrant smuggling. The former prime minister said on social media that the move, announced by Magyar on Monday, was part of a “political witch hunt” aimed at getting him.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacted ironically to the latest announcement, referring to the arrest of Orbán’s brother and the discovery of money on X.
“Dear Victor, I have always been an admirer of your creativity, but now I must say that I am impressed like never before,” he wrote.
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