Hungary's next Foreign Minister - Anita Orbán, will also be Deputy Prime Minister in the new government formed by the „Tisza“ party, which won the parliamentary elections. This was announced by the leader of the „Tisza“ party and MEP Peter Madzhar, who is preparing to become Prime Minister.
„In addition to her duties as Foreign Minister, Anita Orbán will also be Deputy Prime Minister in the „Tisza“ government,“Tisza“ writes Madzhar in „X“. He noted that in his absence, Orbán will chair government meetings and participate in official events.
Orbán's elevated status is expected to have implications for international negotiations. Magyar said she is currently in consultations in Brussels on the recovery of funds owed to Hungary from the EU budget and special funds. According to various estimates, this amounts to approximately 35 billion euros, which the EU has blocked, accusing the outgoing government of Viktor Orbán of violating the rule of law and insufficiently fighting corruption.
Anita Orbán, who served in Hungary's Foreign Ministry 15 years ago and has held senior positions in international companies in recent years, will replace Péter Szijjártó as minister. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations will transfer foreign trade issues to the Ministry of Economy and Energy and will accordingly be called simply the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Madzár will be elected Prime Minister of Hungary at the first session of the new parliament on May 9. He has already nominated candidates for almost all key positions in his government, which will have 16 ministries - five more than the current one. Their confirmation by members of parliament, where Tisza won over two-thirds of the seats, is certain. The ruling Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union party, led by Viktor Orbán, which suffered a defeat in the elections on April 12, is moving into opposition.