According to Hungarian media index.hu, former Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó Péter resigned as a member of parliament and joined BYD, causing huge controversy in the political arena. Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar Péter announced in parliament on Monday that the government will launch a comprehensive special review of all BYD's investment projects in Hungary, relevant government decisions, financial subsidies and various preferential policies.
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At the same time, the Hungarian government plans to amend laws and regulations to tighten the employment restrictions for former public officials after they leave their jobs and plug the rent-seeking loopholes in power. The current foreign minister, Orbán Anita, criticized the former foreign minister’s behavior of hiring companies that were supported by his policies as unprecedented.
It is reported that Szijjarto has officially announced his resignation to join BYD. After taking up the new position, he has joined forces with Szeged Mayor Botka László. The Prime Minister made it clear that the incident was suspected of corruption, and the government would strictly pursue accountability and improve the system for monitoring the resignation of public officials.