Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga has said she intends to resign in order to join the nationalist Fidesz party's campaign for the European Parliament. Varga told the Magyar Nemzet newspaper on June 28 that she had informed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who heads Fidesz, of her decision. Varga is expected to lead the party's list for the elections set to take place in June 2024. "I think it is right to hand over the leadership of the Justice Ministry to someone who is 100 percent capable," she told the newspaper. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Hungarian Service, click here.
Hungarian Justice Minister Set To Resign To Focus On European Parliament Elections
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